Unit 3 Pre-Test

Fluid and Electrolytes, Acid-Base

1. Which of the following is the largest fluid compartment in the body?

A. Intracellular
B. Interstitial
C. Intravascular
D. Peritoneal

2. Osmosis describes the movement of

A. sodium.
B. glucose.
C. water.
D. any molecule.

3. Which of the following processes describes the mechanism underlying the sodium-potassium
pump?

A. Passive diffusion
B. Active transport
C. Facilitated diffusion
D. Osmosis

4. Passive mediated transport (facilitated diffusion) depends on the presence of

A. carrier molecules in the plasma membrane.

B. energy in the form of ATP.
C. microtubules in the cytoplasm.
D. All of the above.

5. Active mediated transport is used to transport molecules

A. between organelles in the cytoplasm.

B. in the blood stream.
C. in the interstitial fluid.
D. across a membrane.

6. Factors that determine osmotic pressure include all of the following except

A. charge of the molecules.

 B. size of the molecules.
C. concentration gradient.
D. thickness of the plasma membrane.

7. Which of the following electrolytes in found in the highest concentration in the intracellular
fluid?

A. Sodium
B. Calcium
C. Potassium
D. Chloride

8. Osmolarity measures the

A. number of dissolved molecules per kilogram of water.

B. concentration of solute per volume of solution.
C. partial pressure of the gases dissolved in a solution.
D. permeabililty of a cellular membrane to solutes.

9. How are ions such as sodium and potassium transported in and out of the cell across the
plasma membrane?

A. Via the processes of endocytosis and exocytosis

B. Through small pores in the lipid bilayer
C. By glycolipid carrier molecules
D. Through leak and gated protein channels

10. When sodium channels in the plasma membrane of a neuron open, which of the following
processes is initiated?

A. Inhibition
B. Depolarization
C. Repolarization
D. Hyperpolarization

11. To generate an action potential, a nerve cell must reach

A. resting membrane potential.

B. threshold potential
C. hyperpolarization.
D. 0 millivolts.

12. If the intercellular potassium is depleted, what state best describes the altered membrane
potential of the cell?

A. Hyperexcitable
B. Hypersensitive
C. Hyperpolarized
 D. Hyperbolical

13. Plasma oncotic (colloidal osmotic) pressure is maintained by the quantity of plasma

A. glucose.
B. sodium.
C. proteins.
D. lipids.

ANSWER KEY

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. C