A Nurse Is Monitoring Patients for Fluid and Electrolyte and Acid-Base

question 41

Multiple Choice

A nurse is monitoring patients for fluid and electrolyte and acid-base imbalances. Match the body's regulators to the function it provides.
-Aldosterone

• A)Increases excretion of sodium and water
• B)Reduces excretion of sodium and water
• C)Reduces excretion of water
• D)Major buffer in the extracellular fluid
• E)Vasoconstricts and stimulates aldosterone release

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Definitions:

Anatomical Centres

Specific areas of the body or brain that are responsible for particular physiological functions or processes.

Brain Regulation

The processes by which the brain controls and coordinates bodily functions and responses to external and internal stimuli.

Hindbrain

The posterior portion of the brain comprising the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata, involved in regulating basic life functions.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus, coordinating both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, hunger, thirst, and other processes that regulate body equilibrium.