5 Questions
What percentage of water content is found in the intracellular fluid (ICF)?
About two thirds
What is the approximate water content in healthy males?
60%
What reflects the difference in water content between healthy males and females?
Higher body fat in females
In old age, what percentage of body weight is water?
45%
Which is the major fluid compartment that consists of the fluid portion of the blood?
Plasma
Test your knowledge of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance with this quiz. Explore factors affecting body water content, routes of water entry and exit, water regulation and hormone roles, body fluid identification, electrolyte distinctions, regulation of selected electrolytes, and major chemical buffer systems.
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