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Sodium is the primary cation for ECF, potassium is the primary cation for ICF.
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∙ 6y agoThe most important cation is sodium.
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∙ 6y agoThe principal cation in extracellular fluid is sodium (Na^+) because it is present in the highest concentration (approx. 0.15 M).
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What is the primary extracellular fluid cation in the body?
Sodium
What is the major anion in the extracellular fluids of the body?
Major Intracellular cation - K+ (Potassium) Major Extracellular cation - Na+ (Sodium) Major Intracellular anion - PO4+ (Phosphate) Major Extracellular anion - Cl- (Chloride)
Is plasma intracellular or extracellular?
Chloride is an Anion in Extracellular Fluid
Fluid found OUtSiDE of a cell is called?
cytoplasm
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.
What is the major cation in extracellular fluid?
The Chief Extracellular cation is sodium.
What is the most cation in the extracellular fluid is?
potassium
What is the most cation extracellular fluid?
calcium ; sodium
What is found in extracellular fluid?
The principal elements in the extracellular fluid are sodium, potassium and calcium.
What is the primary extracellular fluid cation in the body?
Sodium
What is the Most abundant positive electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
Sodium ion is the most concentrated ion in the extracellular fluid.
Where is Extracellular fluid found in body?
proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid
Are the principal ions in extracellular fluid sodium and chloride and bicarbonate?
YES!
What is the major anion in the extracellular fluids of the body?
Major Intracellular cation - K+ (Potassium) Major Extracellular cation - Na+ (Sodium) Major Intracellular anion - PO4+ (Phosphate) Major Extracellular anion - Cl- (Chloride)
What is the major extracellular cation?
Sodium
Is the major extracellular cation?
Sodium
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.
