Across
- 3. chemical compounds that dissociate into ions in water
- 7. kidneys regulate pH by adjusting this
- 8. have the highest body water content
- 9. this breathing pattern causes respiratory alkalosis
- 10. inhibited by a decline in osmolality
- 13. hormone released in response to low blood calcium
- 15. the most important regulator of sodium
- 16. concentration is higher in plasma than inside cells
- 17. why elderly have low body water content
Down
- 1. water losses that are unavoidable
- 2. arterial pH above 7.45
- 3. fluid outside the cells
- 4. the main weak acid buffer in human blood
- 5. water losses through respiration and diffusion through the skin
- 6. concentration is higher inside cells than in plasma
- 11. location of the thirst center
- 12. arterial pH below 7.35
- 14. hormone whose release is triggered by increased osmolality