A Person with Diarrhoea Loses Excessive Salt and Water from the Body

question 52

Multiple Choice

A person with diarrhoea loses excessive salt and water from the body. This loss results in Na⁺ depletion, dehydration, a decreased extracellular fluid volume, a reduction in plasma volume, and a decreased systemic arterial blood pressure.The following refer to the events that occur to compensate for this fluid loss. Match the effects, labelled a. through c., with the factors listed. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.)
-sympathetic activity to the afferent arterioles of the nephrons

• A)exhibits no change
• B)is increased
• C)is decreased

---

Definitions:

Consciousness

Awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and experiences.

Consciousness

The state of being aware of and able to think about one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings.

Brain Activity

The electrical and chemical processes occurring within the brain that enable thinking, feeling, and behavior.

Dual Processing

The theory that thought can arise in two different ways, or as a result of two different processes, often referred to as System 1 (fast, automatic) and System 2 (slow, deliberate).