lecture 33 Flashcards
what is total body water? (TBW)
male - 60%
female - 55%
How much is extracellular fluid?
1/3 of TBW
how much is intracellular fluid?
2/3 of TBW
how much is plasma?
1/5 of ECF
how much is interstitial fluid?
4/5 of ECF
how is body water balanced?
- total body water remains relatively constant
- intake and loss of water must balance
- urine output is adjusted to maintain balance
what is osmolarity?
the total number of solute molecule in a solution
e.g. there is 145mmol/L of NaCl. After being put in a solution there will be 145mosmoll/L of Na+ and 145mosmol/L of Cl-. Total osmolarity will be 290mosmol/L
what happens when the amount of water in the ECF changes?
A change in the amount of water in the ECF changes the osmolarity
what is normal osmolarity? what type of solution is it?
normal osmolarity in the ICF and ECF is 275-300mosmol/L
this is an isosmotic solution
- same amount of solute molecules per L
what causes increased osmolarity? what type of solution is it?
a decrease in water leads to an increase in plasma osmolarity
this causes a hyperosmotic solution
- more solute molecules per L e.g. dehydration
waht causes decreased osmolarity? what type of solution is it?
Increase in water leads to decrease in osmolarity
this is a hypoosmotic solution
- less solute molecules per L e.g. hyperhydration
what happens when there is a loss of water?
Starts off as normal ICF and ECF volumes and osmolarity
then there is a loss of water
the water loss creates an osmotic gradient between the ICF and ECF. Water from the ICF will go to the ECF because water wants to go where osmolarity is higher
This results in loss of water in both the ECF and ICF so the cells shrink, but they are balanced
what happens where there is a gain of water?
starts off as normal ICF and ECF volumes and osmolarity
then there is a gain of water which results in decreased osmolarity
this water gain creates an osmotic gradient between the ECF and ICF.
this results in gain of water in both the ECF and ICF so the cells swell
what happens when there is a loss of isosmotic fluid?
Loss of isosmotic fluid (water and NaCl) results in the osmolarity of ICF and ECF being the same
this results in no osmotic gradient, no net water movement and a decrease in ECF volume only
what happens when there is a gain of isosmotic fluid?
gain of isosmotic fluid (water and NaCl) results in the osmolarity of ICF and ECF being the same
this results in no osmotic gradient, no net water movement and an increase in ECF volume only