 | Term | Definition |
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3 main types of body fluids |
blood plasma, interstitial fluid and cell fluid |
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blood plasma |
the circulating fluid in the body |
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intracellular fluid compartment |
area that indicates where fluid is inside the body cells |
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extra cellular fluid compartment |
fluid outside body cells |
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examples of extra cellular fluid compartments |
blood vessels ,lymph vessels and cerebrospinal fluid |
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22% of body weight |
is the amount that extra cellular fluid takes up |
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60% forms |
total percentage of body water in average adult |
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where extra cellular fluid is found |
bathes the cells in the body except the outer layer of the skin |
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ECF has a very important role, because |
every cell in body is directely dependant on this fluid's composition |
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substances that remain in blood vessels |
plasma proteins, erythocytes, thrombocytes and leucocytes |
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these are substances passing freely across walls of the capillaries |
glucose amino acids, fatty acids, glycerol, carbon dioxide and oxygen |
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there is more of these two elements in ICF (Intra cellular fluid) |
protein and postassium |
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Sodium |
there is more of this mineral in the extra cellular fluid |
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average amount of litres of Intracellular fluid in the body |
28 litres |
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Total body fluid |
40 litres |
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amount of litres of blood plasma in body |
2.5 litres |
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amount of litres of interstitial fluid |
9.5 litres |
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