Body fluid compartments
Topic: Anatomy & physiology
Most body water is inside cells: intracellular fluid makes up about 60% of body fluid volume (about 40% of body weight), and the rest is extracellular. Extracellular fluid is made up of interstitial fluid and plasma. Fluid moves between compartments according to osmotic and hydrostatic pressure; shifts from plasma into the interstitium cause edema, and the "third spacing" seen in burns causes hypovolemia. Infants have a higher proportion of water.
- Also known as:
- Intracellular fluid, Extracellular fluid, Interstitial fluid
- In Turkish:
- Vücut sıvı kompartmanları
What does Body fluid compartments mean?
Body fluid compartments is part of the Anatomy & physiology topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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