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| infants has what % body water content? |
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| 73% or more water (low body fat, low bone mass) |
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| adult males have what % body water content? |
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| adult females have what % body water content? |
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| ~50% water (higher fat content, less skeletal muscle mass) |
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| water content declines to ______ in old age |
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| intracellular fluid (ICF) compartment:____ or ____ in cells |
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| extracellular fluid (ECF) compartment: ______or______ |
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plasma: ______
interstitial fluid (IF): ______ in spaces between cells |
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| what are all the extracellular fluid? |
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| plasma, interstitial fluid, lymph, CSF, humors of the eye, synovial fluid, serous fluid, and gastrointestinal secretions |
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| what is the universal solvent? |
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true or false
solutes are nonelectrolytes and electrolytes |
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| what are organic , don't dissociate in water: e.g., glucose , lipids, creatinine, and urea |
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| what dissociate into ions in water;e.g. inorganic salts, all acids and bases, and some proteins |
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true or false
nonelectrolytes have greater osmotic power than electrolytes, so may contribute to fluid shifts |
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false
electrolytes have greater osmotic power than nonelectrolytes |
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true or false
electrolytes determine the chemical and physical reactions of fluids |
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