CHEMICAL CONTENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROLYTES IN BODY FLUID - Extracellular vs. intracellular fluids

Question 1

What and interstitial fluid (ECFs) are almost identical in chemical make-up, with what fluid having striking differences between the above two?

Answer 1

Plasma

intracellular

Question 2

What are the major difference between blood and interstitial fluid?

Answer 2

is that blood contains a slightly larger total of ions than interstitial fluid

Question 3

True/False
Functionally important difference between blood and interstitial fluid is the size of protein anions; blood has an appreciable amount, whereas interstitial fluid has hardly any; since the capillary membrane is practically impermeable to proteins, almost all protein anions remain in the blood

Answer 3

False
Functionally important difference between blood and interstitial fluid is the NUMBER of protein anions; blood has an appreciable amount, whereas interstitial fluid has hardly any; since the capillary membrane is practically impermeable to proteins, almost all protein anions remain in the blood

Question 4

True/False

Intracellular fluids and ECF are very dissimilar

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The chemical structure of plasma, interstitial fluid, and intracellular fluid helps control what?

Answer 5

water and electrolyte movement between them