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ELECTROLYTES
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SUBSTANCES THAT CARRY AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE WHEN DISSOLVED IN FLUID
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ACIDS
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SUBSTANCES THAT RELEASE HYDROGEN INTO FLUID
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BASES
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SUBSTANCES THAT BIND WITH HYDROGEN
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INTRACELLULAR FLUID
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LOCATED WITHIN THE CELLS
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EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
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LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CELLS
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INTERSTITIAL FLUID
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FLUID BETWEEN THE CELLS
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INTRAVASCULAR FLUIDS
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FLUID IN THE PLASMA PORTION OF BLOOD
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OSMOSIS
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MOVEMENT OF WATER THROUGH A SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE
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FILTRATION
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PROMOTES THE MOVEMENT OF FLUID & SOME DISSOLVED SUBSTANCES THROUGH A SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE ACCORDING TO PRESSURE DIFFERENCES
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PASSIVE DIFFUSION
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PHYSIOLOGIC PROCESS BY WHICH ELECTROLYTES MOVE FROM AN AREA OF HIGH CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF LOW CONCENTRATION
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FACILITATED DIFFUSION
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CERTAIN DISSOLVED SUBSTANCES REQUIRE ASSISTANCE FROM A CARRIER MOLECULE TO PASS THRU A SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE
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ACTIVE TRANSPORT
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REQUIRES AN ENERGY SOURCE (ATP), TO DRIVE DISSOLVED CHEMICALS FROM AN AREA OF LOW CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION
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OSMORECEPTORS
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SPECIALIZED NEURONS THAT SENSE THE SERUM OSMOLALITY
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SERUM OSMOLALITY
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CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCES IN BLOOD
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BARORECEPTORS
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STRETCH RECEPTORS IN THE AORTIC ARCH & CAROTID SINUS THAT SIGNAL THE BRAIN TO RELEASE ADH WHEN THE BLOOD VOLUME DECREASES BY 10%
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