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HOW MUCH OF THE BODY WEIGHT
DOES WATER ACCONT?
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ABOUT HALF, A LITTLE MORE IN MALES
A LITTLE LESS IN FEMALES
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WHAT ARE THE 2 MAJOR FLUID
COMPARTMENTS OF THE BODY?
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1) INTRACELLULAR FLUID (ICF) 2)
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)
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WHAT IS THE WATER INSIDE THE CELL BOUNDRY?
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THE INTRACELLULAR FLUID (ICF)
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WHAT IS THE FLUID OUTSIDE THE CELL BOUNDRY?
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THE EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)
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WHICH FLUID ACCOUNTS FOR MORE OF THE BODY WEIGHT?
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THE INTRACELLULAR FLUID
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE INTRACEULAR FLUID?
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FACILITATES INTRACELLULAR CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT MAINTAIN LIFE
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WHAT ARE THE 3 COMPARTMENTS OF THE EXTRACELLULAR FLUID?
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1) BLOOD PLASMA 2) INTeRSTITIAL FLUID 3) OTHER FLUIDS
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WHAT FLUID SURROUND CELLS AND ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 80% OF ECF?
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INTeRSTITIAL FLUID
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WHERE IS LYMPH, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, HUMORS OF THE EYEM SYNOVIAL FLUID, SEROUS FLUIDS, AND GI TRACT SECRETIONS FOUND?
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THEY ARE THE OTHER 2 % OF FLUIDS FOUND IN ECF
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE ECF?
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1) MAINTAIN CONSTANCT ENVIRONMENT FOR CELLS 2) TRANSPORT OF SUBSTANCES
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SOLUTES FOUND IN THE FLUIDS?
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1) ELECTROLYTES AND 2) NON-ELECTROLYTES
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WHAT ARE THE SUBSTANCES THAT DISSOCIATES INTO IONS THAT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND INFLUENCE FLUID SHIFTS THE MOST?
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ELECTROLYTES
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WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE AN ELECTROLYTE?
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NACL FORMING NA+ AND CL-
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WHAT ARE SUBSTANCES THAT DO NOT FORM IONS, FOR EXAMPLE SUGAR?
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NON-ELECTROLYTES
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WHAT IS THE MAJOR CATION OF THE ECF?
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NA+
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