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Fluid Movement - Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:31, 22 August 2008
, 13:31, 22 August 2008→Extracellular Fluid
Water is a very important substance in the body making up approximately 70% of it. Over 50% of that water is found in cells referred to as the '''intracellular fluid'''. The remainder makes up the base of the fluid surrounding the cell which is referred to as the '''extracellular fluid''' or '''ECF'''.
Water is a very important substance in the body making up approximately 70% of it. Over 50% of that water is found in cells referred to as the '''intracellular fluid'''. The remainder makes up the base of the fluid surrounding the cell which is referred to as the '''extracellular fluid''' or '''ECF'''.
====Extracellular Fluid====
====Extracellular Fluid (ECF)====
The extracellular fluid is subdivided into three parts:
The extracellular fluid is subdivided into three parts: