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What is the approximate percentage of interstitial fluid in the extracellular fluid?
What is the approximate percentage of interstitial fluid in the extracellular fluid?
- 60%
- 20% (correct)
- 40%
- 80%
Which of the following individuals typically have a lower percentage of total body water?
Which of the following individuals typically have a lower percentage of total body water?
- Newborns
- Adult females (correct)
- Elderly persons
- Lean persons
What is the primary difference in the basic compositions of intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF)?
What is the primary difference in the basic compositions of intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF)?
- High in NaCl and low in K+ for ICF, and high in K+ and low in NaCl for ECF
- High in K+ and low in NaCl for ICF, and high in NaCl and low in K+ for ECF (correct)
- Low in NaCl and K+ for both ICF and ECF
- High in NaCl and K+ for both ICF and ECF
What is the physiological blood plasma osmolarity approximately?
What is the physiological blood plasma osmolarity approximately?
What major mechanism fundamentally leads to edema due to decreased plasma oncotic pressure?
What major mechanism fundamentally leads to edema due to decreased plasma oncotic pressure?
What is the study of how the body and its parts work or function?
What is the study of how the body and its parts work or function?
What is the term used to describe the relative stability of the body's internal environment?
What is the term used to describe the relative stability of the body's internal environment?
Which compartment of body fluids is the fluid inside cells known as?
Which compartment of body fluids is the fluid inside cells known as?
What are the adaptive mechanisms responsible for maintaining homeostasis?
What are the adaptive mechanisms responsible for maintaining homeostasis?
What are studied together to give students a full understanding of the human body?
What are studied together to give students a full understanding of the human body?
