Body Water Basics
The percentage of the human body that is water
What is 60%?
What is extracellular fluid?
The percentage of the human body that is non-water
What is 40%?
Of the extracellular fluid, this portion is found in plasma
What is one-fourth?
The majority of body water is found here
Of the extracellular fluid, this portion is found in interstitial fluid
What is interstitial fluid?
The fraction of total body water found inside cells
What is two-thirds?
This term refers to the extracellular fluid located between tissue cells
What is interstitial fluid?
This fraction of total body water is extra-cellular
What is one-third?
This compartment communicates directly with the vascular system via capillary exchange
What is the interstitial fluid compartment?