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Extracellular fluid is the body fluid outside the cell that is composed of blood plasma, interstitial fluid, lymph and transcellular fluid. It resides outside the cells and transports mmaterials to and from the cells

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Extracellular fluid usually denotes all body fluid outside of cells. Extracellular fluid can be used in animal to divide the fluid into two major subcompartments, interstitial fluid and blood plasma.

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Why and how does the ECF differ from the ICF?

The acronym ECF stands for extracellular fluid. Extracellular fluid is the fluid outside of the cell in the human body.


Is plasma intracellular or extracellular?

Chloride is an Anion in Extracellular Fluid


What is found in extracellular fluid?

The principal elements in the extracellular fluid are sodium, potassium and calcium.


Is urine from a catheter a intracellular or extracellular fluid?

Extracellular.


Where is the extracellular fluid found in the body?

Extracellular is outside cells and intracellular is inside, so that extracellular fluid would not be inside cells.


Fluid found OUtSiDE of a cell is called?

cytoplasm


What is extracellular fluid AND where is it found?

Extracellular fluid is the fluid outside of cells. It is in the interstitial space, in the blood vessels and lymph vessels


Extracellular fluid is found everywhere in the body EXCEPT?

Extracellular is outside cells and intracellular is inside, so that extracellular fluid would not be inside cells.


Is blood plasma extracellular or intracellular?

It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid (all body fluid outside of cells)


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.


Fluids located outside a cell?

Extracellular fluid is fluid located outside a cell. The average person has about 19 liters of extracellular fluid in his body.


Does lymph includes extracellular fluid or intracellular fluid?

intracellular fluid