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Spot the major electrolytes

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Sodium
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Potassium
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Iron
      Matches the category
      No
    4. Text
      Chloride
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      Zinc
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Calcium
      Matches the category
      Yes
    Category
    Major electrolytes
  2. Items
    1. Text
      Strenuous exercise (lactic acid)
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Uremia
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Pneumonia
      Matches the category
      No
    4. Text
      Hyperventilation from fear
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Diabetic ketoacidosis
      Matches the category
      Yes
    Category
    Causes of metabolic acidosis
Instructions
Tap only the items that are among the six major body electrolytes.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 26, §Electrolyte Balance & §Disorders of Acid-Base Balance, p.1259-1271_
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