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    Fluid and Electrolytes

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    Fluid * Digestive Secretions Intracellular Fluid (ICF) – This is the fluid that is contained within the cell. In adults it is approximately 2/3’s of the body’s fluid (27 liters). The ICF also known as “cellular soup” is comprised mostly of potassium‚ organic anions‚ proteins and other small cations and anions. Note: The 60-40-20 rule is that in total 60% of our body weight is water with 40% of that being intracellular with the remaining 20% being extracellular.   Factors That Affect Movement

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    The Nervous System: Membrane Potential 1. Record the intracellular and extracellular concentrations of the following ions (mM/L): | Intracellular | Extracellular | Sodium (Na+) | 15 | 150 | Potassium (K+) | 150 | 5 | Chloride (Cl–) | 10 | 125 | 2. Excitable cells‚ like neurons‚ are more permeable to K+ than to Na+. 3. How would the following alterations affect the membrane permeability to K+? Use arrows to indicate the change in permeability. a. An increase in the number of passive

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    in many more ways too. Let us look at the benefits of eating this fruit. 1. It helps regulate blood pressure. Banana is a fruit that contains high amount of potassium and low levels of salt. This combination helps to regulate the blood pressure. It reduces the risk of heart related diseases. 2. It strengthens your bones. The potassium content in bananas is good for the health of your bones. Eating bananas on a regular basis can prevent your bones from deteriorating. Consuming bananas can also

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    Surname Centre No. Candidate No. Paper Reference(s) Initial(s) Paper Reference Signature 7 0 8 1 7081/01 0 1 Examiner’s use only London Examinations GCE Chemistry Ordinary Level Paper 1 Wednesday 12 January 2011 – Afternoon Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Materials required for examination Nil Items included with question papers Nil Team Leader’s use only Question Leave Number Blank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Instructions to Candidates In the boxes above‚ write your centre number

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    Manures & Fertilizer

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    Manures The deficiency of plant nutrients and organic matter in the soil is made up by adding manures and fertilizers to the soil of crop-fields. Both manures and fertilizers are major sources of nutrients of plants‚ so they are used in crop production. Besides water CO2 and sunlight plants required no. of elements for their growth. These elements are known as nutrient. Plants get their elements from the salt of these elements present in the soil. But after repeated cultivation of plants soil become

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    Flame Test Lab Report

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    color back to normal. In order to determine the identity of several unknowns‚ I will perform flame tests and then use my data and observations. Background In this Unit‚ I am studying the election configurations such as Barium‚ Copper‚ Lithium‚ Potassium‚ and ects. I studied wavelengths in the visible spectrum. I also studied a characteristic color in a flame test and energy changes of electrons. Procedure 1. Put on lab apron. 2. A half amount of water was added to small beaker. 3. The lab

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    Lab of Electrolytes

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    road that acts as electrodes‚ one for cathode one for anode. 4. Set up the circuit as shown for each substance and observe the results. IV. Data table and observations SOLUTION | DOES IT CONDUCT? | + (ANODE) | - (CATHODE) | Potassium Chloride (KCl) | Yes | Bubbles | More bubbles than in anode | Glucose (C6H12O6) | No | Nothing changes | Nothing changes | Dilute Sulfuric Acid (H2So4) | Yes | Bubbles | Bigger bubbles | Sucrose (C12H22O11) | Yes | Light bubbles | Light

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    ASSIGNMENT 1 For Medsurg

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    ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Adam Smith‚ 77 years of age‚ is a male patient who was admitted from a nursing home to the intensive care unit with septic shock secondary to urosepsis. The patient has a Foley catheter in place from the nursing home with cloudy greenish‚ yellow-colored urine with sediments. The nurse removes the catheter after obtaining a urine culture and replaces it with a condom catheter attached to a drainage bag since the patient has a history of urinary and bowel incontinence. The patient

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    The Lipid Barrier of the Cell Membrane‚ and Cell Membrane Transport Proteins The structure of the membrane covering the outside of every cell of the body is discussed in Chapter 2 and illustrated in Figures 2–3 and 4–2.This membrane consists almost entirely of a lipid bilayer‚ but it also contains large numbers of protein molecules in the lipid‚ many of which penetrate all the way through the membrane‚ as shown in Figure 4–2. The lipid bilayer is not miscible with either the extracellular

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    CH. 25 1. At which stage of life is the percentage of fluid in the human body highest? Infancy 2. In elderly individuals‚ 75% of body weight is made up of fluid. True False 3. When comparing two individuals of the same body weight‚ the one with more muscle and less fat will have a higher percentage of fluid in their body. 4. When comparing a lean adult female to a lean adult male‚ which will most likely have a higher percentage of body fluid? The Male 5. Fluid imbalances are more common

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