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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 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 normal pH of intracellular fluid?
7.2
What is The concetration of glucose in intracellular fluid?
The concentration of glucose in intracellular fluid is very low. Glucose is typically converted to glycogen within the body's cells.
The client was admitted to the hospital for dehydration Explain what changes occur in extracellular and intracellular fluid compartments during dehydration?
Fluid is lost from the intracellular compartment due to sweating which is replaced by fluid from the interstitial compartment by osmosis which then pulls fluid from the intravascular compartment by osmosis.
What is chief intracellular cation?
The chief intracellular cation in the human body is the potassium ion. On the other hand, the primary extracellular cation is the sodium ion. In is the actions of these ions that allow neurons to transmit electrical impulses.
what electrolyte is the most abundant cation in the intracellular fluid?
sodium
Is The most abundant cation in intracellular fluid is potassium?
No, it is potassium.
Which electrolyte has the highest concentration in the intracellular fluid?
The electrolyte with the highest intracellular concentration would probably be considered to be sodium chloride (NaCl), or at least Na^+ cation.
What is the Most abundant positive electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
Sodium ion is the most concentrated ion in the extracellular fluid.
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.
A compartment within the body?
intracellular fluid compartment and extracellular fluid compartment
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)
Does lymph includes extracellular fluid or intracellular fluid?
intracellular fluid
What is the major cation in extracellular fluid?
The Chief Extracellular cation is sodium.
Is proteins the major intracellular anion?
No; the major intracellular anion is phosphate.
What does IFC mean?
Intracellular fluid
