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Exam 3 220
Question | Answer |
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Water | - regulates body temp - 60% body weight - transports nutrients and was products - composes 75% of the brain - makes up 83% of blood - cushions joints - converts food to energy - makes 75% of the muscles |
Intracellular (ICF) | - within cell - about 2/3 of adult body fluid - vital to cell functioning - medium for metabolic process |
Extracellular (ECF) | - outside cell - 1/3 of body fluid - intravascular or plasma - interstitial (surrounds cells) - lymph and transcellular fluid (about 5%) - carries oxygen and nutrients to, and waste products away, from cells |
What does fluid contain? | Oxygen, nutrients, waste products, and ions |
What is a Cation? | A positive Ion such as electrolytes, calcium, and magnesium |