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True or false: The intracellular compartment contains 33% of the total body water?
True or false: The intracellular compartment contains 33% of the total body water?
False
True or false: 20% of the extracellular compartment is blood plasma?
True or false: 20% of the extracellular compartment is blood plasma?
True
True or false: The extracellular matrix is made up of collagen and elastin fibers?
True or false: The extracellular matrix is made up of collagen and elastin fibers?
True
True or false: The plasma membrane is selectively permeable, allowing only certain molecules to pass through?
True or false: The plasma membrane is selectively permeable, allowing only certain molecules to pass through?
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True or false: Many important molecules have transporters and channels in the plasma membrane?
True or false: Many important molecules have transporters and channels in the plasma membrane?
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Study Notes
Body Water Compartments
- The intracellular compartment contains 33% of the total body water.
- The extracellular compartment consists of 20% blood plasma.
Extracellular Matrix
- The extracellular matrix is composed of collagen and elastin fibers.
Plasma Membrane
- The plasma membrane is selectively permeable, allowing only certain molecules to pass through.
- Transporters and channels are present in the plasma membrane to facilitate the passage of many important molecules.
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Test your knowledge on the extracellular environment, diffusion, osmosis, carrier-mediated transport, membrane potential, and cell signaling in this Chapter 6 quiz.
