Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Salts are lost from the body in perspiration, feces, and urine.
2. Hypoproteinemia reflects a condition of unusually high levels of plasma proteins and causes tissue edema.
3. Although the sodium content of the body may be altered, its concentration in the ECF remains stable because of immediate adjustments in water volume.
4. Sodium is pivotal to fluid and electrolyte balance and to the homeostasis of all body systems.
5. When aldosterone release is inhibited, sodium reabsorption cannot occur beyond the collecting tube.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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