Body Fluid Compartments Flashcards
Define Isosmotic
no change in body fluid osmolarity
Define Hyperosmotic
Body fluid osmolarity is increased
Hyposmotic
Body fluid osmolarity is decreased
2/3 of the water compartment in the body is ____
intracellular fluid
____ makes of 1/3 of the water content in the body.
ECF
ECF is composed of ____ and ____
Interstitial Fluid
Plasma
What seperates ICF from ECF
Cell Membrane
What seperates Interstitial Fluid from Plasma
Capillary Wall
Water added to the body fluids always enters the ____ compartment first
ECF
Fluids always leaves the body via the ____
ECF
____ is the intermediary between cells and teh external enviroment
ECF
How can you regulate interstitial fluid?
Regulate Plasma
What is the only fluid that can be acted on diretly to control its volume and composition
Plasma
Any control mechanism that operates on ___ in effects regulate the entire ECF
Plasma
Cell have NaCl concentration equal to ____
0.85%