Which of the following requires the most water to get rid of?     urea     ammonia     uric acid

Q: Why do you think a weak acid/weak base chemical buffer system is effective at regulating blood pH?

A: A buffer is an aqueous solution that prevents any change of pH when acids or bases are added. It is…

Q: Henry climbed to the top of Mt. Apo. To celebrate, he drank a glass of whiskey. Alcohol stimulates…

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Q: Why do electrolytes require a decreased concentration of solutes in order to reach the isosmotic…

A: The term isosmotic means having the same osmotic pressure. The electrolytes require a decreased…

Q: Birds and snakes get rid of their nitrogenous wastes as ______.     urea     ammonia     uric…

A: Excretion is the mechanism by which animals eliminate waste products and nitrogenous metabolic…

Q: Which of the following is the reason why water freezes?

A: The correct answer is option C. Its temperature is decreased.

Q: Explain acid deposition. Your explanation should include the following: The sources of acid…

A: Air pollution is the addition of particles, gases, and chemicals into the atmosphere that have the…

Q: Why is the dehydration process must be done thoroughly and gradually

A: The loss of water from aqueous-fixed tissue is known as dehydration. Because most fixatives are…

Q: Which statement about nitrogenous wastes is true?     ammonia cannot be concentrated as much as…

A: Nitrogenous wastes produce radioactive ammonia, which increases the pH of bodily fluids. Ammonia…

Q: The following substances are normal constituents in urine. Determine their metabolic origins in the…

A: In humans and many other animals, urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism. The urinary bladder…

Q: The majority of the body's water can be found A Blood plasma water B Intracellular water Urine D…

A: 7. Intracellular fluid makes up the majority of the water in the body. The interstitial fluid, which…

Q: Buffers are aqueous solutions that tend to resist changes in pH when small amounts of strong acid…

A: A buffer is an aqueous solution that controls the changes in pH. A physiological buffer system…

Q: The pH of urine is 6.0 and the pH of orange juice is 3.0. Therefore the concentration of hydrogen…

A: The pH of urine is 6.0 and the pH of orange juice is 3.0. Therefore the concentration of hydrogen…

Q: person has a very high protein diet, what substances/compounds would likely be increased in their…

A: People with high protein diet make it harder for their kidney to digest proteins,so some protein is…

Q: List the three major chemical buffer systems of the body and describe how they resist pH changes.

A: pH (power of hydrogen) regulation is an important component of the acid-base homeostasis mechanism.…

Q: Osmolarity is the measure of __________concentration of _________ particles. total; water partial;…

A: Solute and solvent combine to form a mixture called a solution. The solute dissolves in solvent form…

Q: Metabolic alkalosis

A: Metabolic alkalosis is a medical condition of body ;that refers to a condition where excess of…

Q: List several reasons why drinking a fluid containing water,glucose, and electrolytes would be better…

A: The human body contains two prominent fluid portions namely, intracellular fluid (ICF) and…

Q: Many blood pressure medications block the reabsorption of water in the collecting ducts. How would…

A: Kidneys, the primary organs of excretion also participate in the regulation of water-electrolyte…

Q: Which of the following is a carbonic acid buffering molecule in a basic solution?   Group of answer…

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Q: Why do we need to drink water? Explain.

A: Water is defined as the inorganic, transparent, composed of hydrogen and oxygen, essential for the…

Q: Which of the following options is not a buffer system in the body? a) Buffer system sodium chloride…

A: Blood is the circulatory fluid of the body. Blood consists of plasma and formed elements. The plasma…

Q: Which of the following buffers has the highest buffering capacity? 0.15 M phosphate buffer at pH 7.2…

A: Buffers are the mixtures of a weak acid and its conjugate base. Buffers are the solution that…

Q: Which of the following takes the most energy to make?     urea     ammonia     uric acid

A: Birds release nitrogenous wastes as uric acid as they convert the ammonia to uric acid so that it is…

Q: Give four examples of biological fluids of the human body. Two acidic and two basic

A: Bodily fluids are liquids that come from inside human bodies and help transport nutrients and expel…

Q: Why do we need to drink hot water? Explain.

A: Introduction:Homeostasis is the property of the cells, tissues, organs, and organisms by virtue of…

Q: Explain thoroughly the Buffering Action of following Biological or Physiological Buffers: (a)…

A: Buffers are fluid mediums in the body that ensure a constant pH environment inside the body. The…

Q: A buffer is composed of a weak acid and its _____________ base

A: Buffer is a solution containing an acid and a base, or a salt, that tends to maintain a constant…

Q: When water is lost but electrolytes are retained in extracellular fluids (ECF): osmosis moves water…

A: The extracellular fluid is characterized by all body fluid residing precisely present outside the…

Q: Urinary volume (mL) Time (min) Urinary specific gravity Time (min) 9. The drinking solution was most…

A: During a sporting event, the sportsman drinks a variety of fluids according to the need. Based on…

Q: A condition in which the body's water content has fallen to a low level is called * O diuretic…

A: Water is the essential substance for the living organism. It provides the environment for all…

Q: uth waters. This is actually not water but fluid secreted from

A: Glands are vital organs settled throughout the body. They turn out and unleash substances that…

Q: Which of the following is not one of the normal components of urine? Ketones Urea Trace amounts of…

A: Urine is a sterile waste product composed of water soluble products made from nitrogen. It is…

Q: Some animals living in water excrete nitrogen as ammonia. Land animals, which must conserve water,…

A: Protein degradation in the body produces ammonia. The ammonia produced is excreted as it is in…

Q: How can the concentration of water in a solution be decreased

A: Concentration of water molecules are generally expressed as molarities. Pure water has a…

Q: In the lumen of the nephron, a weak base is reabsorbed if the pH is high   A-True B-False

A: if pH is high it means H+ concentration is low and to compensate that a base need to be reabsorbed…

Q: water movement in and out cells is due mainly to fluctuation of the na+ and k+ ion concentrations

A: The water moves in and out of the cell, to maintain the osmotic pressure via osmoregulation. The…

Q: Involves the most Does % of chemical common anion within cells buffering in body fluids Carboxylic…

A: A buffer is a solution mixture that contains a weak base and its conjugate acid, or a weak acid and…

Q: Which of the following correctly lists the three forms of nitrogenous waste in order from least to…

A: The blood carries a number of different types of nitrogenous waste. The metabolic wastes include…

Q: A substance dissociates into K+ and Cl– in solution.The substance is a(n) ________.a. acidb. basec.…

A: Acids are the substances which on dissolution in water given H+ ions while bases on dissolution in…

Q: The color of your urine is a crude but a good measure of the body’s’ level of hydration. Have you…

A: Introduction The RAAS Is A Multi-organ Endocrine (hormone) System That Regulates Blood Pressure By…

Q: The major cation in extracellular fluid is ________.a. sodiumb. potassiumc. chlorided. bicarbonate

A: The extracellular fluid (ECF) is the body fluid outside the cells. The two main components of the…

Q: Which among the following body fluids will have the same freezing point as 0.9% sodium chloride…

A: The Freezing Point is the temperature of a liquid at which it changes its state from liquid to solid…

Q: Alcohol consumption generally leads to greater urine volume. How does alcohol affect urine…

A: Alcohol inhibits vasopressin the anti-diuretic hormone which decreases the permeability of distal…

Q: Sodium and chloride are the predominant electrolytes in the extracellular fluid. A. True B. False

A: Electrolytes are substances that splits into positively charged cations and negatively charged…

Q: You suspect a person is suffering from a central diabetes insipidus When untreated and reasonably…

A: An individual suffering from a central diabetes insipidus, when untreated and reasonably hydrated,…

Q: Unconscious patient  arrives in ER with smell of alcohol. After running test the results as…

A: The alcohol basically affects the nervous system in the body and the higher level of alcohol creates…