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Which primarily regulates the movement of water and electrolytes between fluid compartments?
There are some pumps actively moving ions (electrolytes) between compartments but most movement in the body is my osmosis and diffusion.
The primary means of water movement between fluid compartments is?
The movement of water and electrolytes is primarily regulated between fluid compartments by hydrostatic pressure and osmotic pressure.
The direction of water movement between fluid compartments is determined by?
electrical gradients
What walls separate the two extracellular fluid compartments?
Walls of the circulatory system separate the two extracellular fluid compartments
What is exchange between plasma and interstitial fluid compartments that takes place across the capillary membrane?
gas exchange
2 major fluid compartments of the body?
Water & Blood
What allows smooth joint movement?
The joints in our body contain a fluid known as the synovial fluid which facilitates smooth movement as it reduces the friction between the bones
What separates the intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments?
The barrier that separates the interstitial fluid from the intracellular fluid is the plasma membrane. The interstitial fluid is a major component of the extracellular fluid.
What is the most significant solute in determining the distribution of water among fluid compartments?
Salt
Where is water and electrolytes absorbed in the human body?
The majority of them are absorbed in the colon.
How does osmosis determine the movement of fluid between capillaries and interstitial fluid?
Fluid enters the lymphatic system (this system returns fluid and proteins to blood) by diffusing into lymph capillaries. This fluid is now called lymph and is kind of like interstitial fluid in composition. This movement of fluid is determined by net balance. It only diffuses into the capillaries if there isn't enough fluid there to begin with.
List the fluid compartments that could be defined as extracellular?
Interstitial fluid, plasma, and transcellular fluid.
