11.9 Interactive Link Questions
- Watch this video on Fluids and Electrolytes to learn more about body fluids, fluid compartments, and electrolytes. When blood volume decreases due to sweating, from what source is water taken in by the blood?
- Watch the video at this link: http://openstax.org/l/dynamicfluid to see an explanation of the dynamics of fluid in the body’s compartments. What happens in tissues when capillary blood pressure is less than osmotic pressure?
- Read the article What if You Drink Saltwater? for an explanation of the effect of seawater on humans. What effect does drinking seawater have on the body?
- Watch this video on Acid-base disturbance to see a demonstration of the effect altitude has on blood pH. What effect does high altitude have on blood pH, and why?