enzyme activities, neurochemical activities, cardiac and skeletal excitability
Insensible water loss
continuous and not percieved by person
Solvent
dissolvable in plasma
Biological regulation
occurs when H= ions are absorbed and released by cells, occurs only after chemiocal buffering and takes 2-4 hrs
__% of magnesium in ECF. Nl plasma concentration is:
1%; 1.5-2.5 mEq/L
Intracellular fluids (ICF)
all fluid w/in body cells
One of the most common electrolyte imbalances is:
hypokalemia
Osmosis
movement of a pure solvent, through a semipermeable membrane, from an area of lesser solute concentration to an area of greater solute concentration to try to equalize concentrations on both sides of a membrane
