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What is the composition of body fluid compartments?
What is the composition of body fluid compartments?
- Extracellular fluid and plasma
- Intracellular fluid and extracellular fluid (correct)
- Plasma and red blood cells
- Intracellular fluid and plasma
What is the most significant factor causing variation in the percentage of total body water?
What is the most significant factor causing variation in the percentage of total body water?
- Age (correct)
- Body size
- Composition of body fluids
- Gender
Why is the percentage of total body water lower in females compared to males?
Why is the percentage of total body water lower in females compared to males?
- Due to higher percentage of fats in females (correct)
- Due to higher percentage of protein in females
- Due to higher percentage of minerals in females
- Due to higher percentage of carbohydrates in females
What is the relationship between the percentage of fats and the percentage of water in the body?
What is the relationship between the percentage of fats and the percentage of water in the body?
In which group does the percentage of total body water decrease compared to others?
In which group does the percentage of total body water decrease compared to others?
What percentage of the total body weight does interstitial fluid account for?
What percentage of the total body weight does interstitial fluid account for?
Which of the following is NOT considered a body fluid compartment?
Which of the following is NOT considered a body fluid compartment?
What is the main cation in the intracellular fluid?
What is the main cation in the intracellular fluid?
Which method is used to measure body fluid volumes based on injecting a substance that stays in only one compartment and then taking a sample to measure the volume of distribution?
Which method is used to measure body fluid volumes based on injecting a substance that stays in only one compartment and then taking a sample to measure the volume of distribution?
How can blood volume be calculated using plasma and packed cell volume (PCV)?
How can blood volume be calculated using plasma and packed cell volume (PCV)?
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