Multiple Choice Questions
 

1.  Which of the following fluid compartments contains the largest volume of water?  
A.  plasma
B.  interstitial compartment
C.  intracellular compartment
D.  extracellular compartment
E.  lymph

2.  Which of the following fluid compartments contains the smallest volume of water?  
A.  plasma
B.  interstitial compartment
C.  intracellular compartment
D.  extracellular compartment
E.  cytoplasm

3.  Synovial fluid is a part of which of the following fluid compartments?  
A.  plasma
B.  interstitial
C.  intracellular
D.  extracellular
E.  cytoplasm

4.  Which of the following individuals would have the largest percentage of their bodyweight as water?  
A.  a 7-month-old female
B.  a lean 35-year-old male athlete
C.  a chunky 52-year-old male athlete
D.  a healthy 88-year-old male
E.  an adult female marathon runner

5.  Which of the following people would be most severely affected by prolonged vomiting?  
A.  3-year-old male
B.  15-year-old male
C.  35-year-old male
D.  35-year-old female
E.  50-year-old male

6.  Extracellular fluid has a  
A.  higher protein content than intracellular fluid.
B.  higher potassium content than intracellular fluid.
C.  higher sodium content than intracellular fluid.
D.  higher magnesium content than intracellular fluid
E.  higher number of large organic molecules than intracellular fluid.

7.  The predominant intracellular cation is  
A.  potassium.
B.  sodium.
C.  calcium.
D.  magnesium.
E.  chloride.

8.  The predominant extracellular cation is  
A.  bicarbonate.
B.  sodium.
C.  chloride.
D.  potassium.
E.  hydrogen ion.

9.  The distribution of sodium and potassium ions between intracellular and extracellular compartments is  
A.  potassium mainly intracellular; sodium mainly in extracellular.
B.  sodium mainly intracellular; potassium mainly in extracellular.
C.  little of either intracellular but large amounts of both extracellular.
D.  equal amounts of both ions, in both intracellular and extracellular fluids.
E.  None of these choices is correct.

10.  One difference between the plasma and interstitial fluid is that the plasma has significantly more _____ than interstitial fluid.  
A.  protein
B.  bicarbonate
C.  chloride
D.  water volume
E.  hydrogen ions