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Nutrition and Fluid Balance Chapter 14 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statements concerning potassium ions is false?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: High aldosterone increases potassium secretion, not decreases it, making this statement false.
Question 2 of 5
Parathyroid hormone effects the
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: PTH acts on bones (resorption), kidneys (reabsorption), and intestines (via vitamin D).
Question 3 of 5
Under normal conditions, most water loss from the body is through the
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The kidneys excrete the majority of water via urine under normal conditions.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following substances releases hydrogen ions into a solution?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acids donate hydrogen ions, lowering pH.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following terms does not belong with the other three?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: pH increases indicates alkalosis, not acidosis like the others.