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NURS 3632 EXAM 5- NDEE STUDY GUIDE

NURS 3632 EXAM 5- NDEE STUDY GUIDETerms:
1. concentration of particles in a solution, or a solution’s pulling power
Osmolarity

2. substance capable of breaking into ions and developing an electric charge when dissolved in solution
Electrolyte

3. ion that carries a positive electric charge
Cation

4. ion that carries a negative electric charge

5. substance dissolved in a solution

6. liquid holding a substance in solution

Anion Solute

7. abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen

Solvent

Ascites

8. passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration until equilibrium is established
Osmosis
9. movement of ions or molecules across cell membranes, usually against a pressure gradient and with the expenditure of metabolic energy
Active Transport
10. tendency of solutes to move freely throughout a solvent from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is established
Diffusion
11. having about the same concentration as the solution with which it is being compared
Isotonic
12. two solutions that have the same osmotic pressure across a semipermeable membrane
Hypertonic
13. having a lesser concentration than the solution with which it is being compared

14. the action or process of filtering something

15. accumulation of fluid in extracellular spaces