Body Fluid Compartments

Question 0

Match the electrolyte with the correct statement:

High cytoplasm concentration, high plasma concentration, low plasma concentration, low cytoplasm concentration

Answer 0

High cytoplasm concentration = potassium
High plasma concentration = sodium
Low plasma concentration = potassium
Low cytoplasm concentration = sodium

Question 1

Match the body fluid compartments with the correct adult volume:
Blood plasma, fluid inside cells, fluid between cells

Answer 1

Blood plasma = 3l
Fluid inside cells = 25l
Fluid between cells = 12l

Question 2

Answer the following:
Hydrostatic pressure is due to …
Colloid osmotic pressure of blood is due to …

Answer 2

Hydrostatic pressure = pressure from heart beat

Colloid osmotic pressure = dissolved albumin

Question 3

Extra cellular fluid is located in …

Answer 3

Blood plasma and interstitial fluid

Question 4

Identify trans-cellular fluid …

Answer 4

Intra-ocular, synovial and cerebrospinal

Question 5

Intra cellular fluid is located in …

Answer 5

Cytoplasm

Question 6

Oedema is due to accumulated fluid in …

Answer 6

Interstitial fluid

Question 7

Which cell structures have receptors for neurotransmitters an hormones?

Answer 7

Cell membrane and nucleus