ICF Vs. ECF Flashcards
Potassium
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ICF
Memory Tip:
Potassium has the word pot in it. When you cook you put food inside the pot. Potassium is inside the cell.
Where is transcellular fluid located in the body?
Specialized body cavities.
Phosphate
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ICF
Memory Tip:
Phosphate sounds like Inside the Plate which helps to remember inside the cell.
Sodium
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ECF
Memory Tip:
Sodium has the word soda inside it. It is best if most people kept soda outside of their bodies. Sodium is outside of the cell.
Where is plasma fluid located in the body?
Intravascular.
It is the liquid part of the blood.
Chloride
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ECF
Memory tip:
Imagine chlorine goes in the pool outside of your house so chloride is outside of the cell.
Na+ and Cl-
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ECF
Potassium
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Cation
Both
Dominant in ICF
Minimal in ECF
Name all of the transcellular fluids in the ECF? (7)
Cerebrospinal Fluid Gastrointestinal Fluid Pleural fluid Synovial fluid Peritoneal fluid Intraocular fluid Pericardial fluids
Pretty Please Play CSI Game (Memory Acrostic)
Calcium
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Cation
ECF
Minimal
Memory Tip:
Calcium should be inside the bone. Not inside the cell. Any calcium that is floating freely is being transported to inside the bone. If there is an excess of calcium in the blood that is HIGH RISK abnormality.
Chloride
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Anion
ECF
Dominant
Memory Tip:
Chloride is DOMINANT outside of the cell because you need a lot of chlorine to keep your pool clean outside. A small amount will not do the job.
Magnesium
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Moderate Vs. Minimal?
Cation
Both
Minimal in ECF
Minimal in ICF
Memory Tip:
Magnesium is a metal that can make jewelry for BOTH genders. It is used MINIMALLY in comparison to gold.
Sodium
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Cation
Both
Dominant in ECF
Minimal in ICF
Memory Tip:
Sodium is MINIMAL in the compartment that it is not dominant. It has an inverse relationship. Soda should be avoided by BOTH genders.
Bicarbonate
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Anion
Both
Minimal in ICF
Minimal in ECF
Memory Tip:
Bi- means two or both!
BOTH genders are made up of carbon particles. Carbon should be touched MINIMALLY because it stains like coal.
Sulfate Ions
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Anion
ECF
Minimal in ECF
Memory Tip:
Sulfates can be found in shampoos which wash your hair which is OUTSIDE the body. Shampoos made with sulfates cause cancer so they should be used MINIMALLY. It feels NEGATIVE because nobody buys it everyone wants the sulfate-free shampoo.
K+ and HCO3-
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ICF
Phosphate
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Minimal?
Anions
Both
Dominant in ICF
Minimal in ECF
Memory Tip:
BOTH genders use the plate to eat. Phosphate is MINIMAL in the compartment that it is not dominant. It has an inverse relationship.
Protein
Is this a Cation or Anion?
Is this in the ICF or ECF or Both?
Dominant Vs. Moderate Vs. Minimal?
Anion
ICF
Moderate in ICF
Memory Tip:
Protein is INSIDE the cell because it feeds the cell. It is MODERATE inside the cell because protein is also used in the bone marrow to create red blood cells. It feels NEGATIVE because it’s stuck inside the cells and bone marrow.
Where is interstitial fluid located in the body?
Interstitial - Between the cells
Bicarbonate
Is this dominant in the ICF or ECF?
ICF
Memory Tip: Bicarbonate has the word carbon in it. Carbon is a building block inside of every cell. Bicarbonate is inside the cell.
