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 three-fourths?
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?