10 Questions
What is the approximate percentage of interstitial fluid in the extracellular fluid?
20%
Which of the following individuals typically have a lower percentage of total body water?
Adult females
What is the primary difference in the basic compositions of intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF)?
High in K+ and low in NaCl for ICF, and high in NaCl and low in K+ for ECF
What is the physiological blood plasma osmolarity approximately?
286m Osmoles/L
What major mechanism fundamentally leads to edema due to decreased plasma oncotic pressure?
Decreased plasma oncotic pressure
What is the study of how the body and its parts work or function?
Physiology
What is the term used to describe the relative stability of the body's internal environment?
Homeostasis
Which compartment of body fluids is the fluid inside cells known as?
Intracellular Fluid
What are the adaptive mechanisms responsible for maintaining homeostasis?
Chemical substances called hormones and immune cells
What are studied together to give students a full understanding of the human body?
Anatomy and Physiology
Learn about the study of nature and the functioning of the human body in this lecture. Understand the coordination between structure and function to achieve homeostasis. Dive into the basics of cell physiology with Biologist Mohammed Sarim AL.Fatli M.Sc. of Biology.
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