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Urinary System
Ions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/07/2011

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Which ion is generated from the dissociation of acids?
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H+
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Which ion is the primary positive ion of the intracellular compartment?
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K+
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Which ion is found intracellularly and in the vascular compartment but rarely found interstitially?
Definition
Protein
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The location and quantity of which two ions determine the distribution of water at the cellular level as well as the polarity of muscle and neuron cell membranes?
Definition
Na+ and K+
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Which ion is used to construct ATP, nucleic acids and hydroxyapatite in bone?
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PO4-
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Which ion is found predominately in the extracellular compartment where it is stored in the intracellular matrix of bone, triggers muscle contraction and plays a role in blood clotting.
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Ca2+
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Which ion is easily diffusable and shifts between compartments to help balance charge distributions?
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Cl-
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The level of which ion in the body greatly influences blood volume and pressure.
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Na+
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Which ion is primarily responsible for generating blood osmotic pressure and influences the distribution of ions between the interstitial and vascular compartments?
Definition
Proteins
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