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| Intracellular fluids (ICF) |
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Definition
consists of all fluids inside cells
about 42% of body wt |
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Term
| Extracellular fluids (ECF) |
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Definition
divided into 3 compartments
interstitial (lymph)
intervascular (blood plasma)
transcellular (fluids separtated from other fluids by a cellular barrier e.g. gastrointestinal)
consists of about 17% of bdy wt |
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Term
| water in the body contains |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
an element or compound that when dissolved in water/solvent separates ions that are electrically charged.
+ = cations (Na, K, Ca)
- = anions (Cl,bicarbonate, sulfate) |
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