Body Fluid Compartments

Question 1

What percentage of body mass is made up of water ?

Answer 1

60 percent counts for around 42 liters

Question 2

What’s are the 2 main compartments that fluid is found in ?

Answer 2

Intracellular and extracellular

Question 3

What compartments are found in the extra cellular fluid ?

Answer 3

Plasma
Interstitial fluid (between / around cells)
Trans cellular fluid (synovial fluid)

Question 4

What are traces used for ?

Answer 4

Used to measure compartment volumes.
Such as plasma volume.

Question 5

What’s starling forces ?

Answer 5

In the plasma you have hydrostatic and colloid/oncotic pressures.
Interstitial you have the same forces.

Question 6

What regulates fluid volume in the interstitium?

Answer 6

Lymph vessels - taken away.

Question 7

What is osmotic pressure ?

Answer 7

Force that moves water across a semipermeable membrane.

Question 8

What ion is found in the intracellualr fluid ?

Answer 8

Potassium

Question 9

What ion is found in extracellular fluid ?

Answer 9

Sodium