1.3 An Introduction To Fluid Flashcards
What is a cell surrounded by?
Extracellular fluid
What is extracellular fluid (interstitial fluid)?
A watery medium which surrounds a cell
What is the plasma membrane also called?
The cell membrane
What is the role of the plasma membrane?
It separates cytoplasm from the extracellular fluid
What is extracellular fluid?
Fluid outside the cell
What type of fluid is interstitial fluid?
It is a type of extracellular fluid
What type of fluid is cytoplasm?
A type of intracellular fluid
What is intracellular fluid?
Fluid within the cell
What two things is cytoplasm made of?
Cytosol and organelles
What fraction of body mass is fluid?
Approximately 2/3
What is approximately 2/3 of body mass?
Body fluid
What are the two types of extracellular fluid?
Fluid within blood vessels - blood plasma
Fluid around the cells - Interstitial fluid
What is fluid within blood vessels known as?
Blood plasma
What is fluid around the cells known as?
Interstitial fluid
