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Total body water =
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Intracellular fluid + extracellular fluid
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Intracellular fluid + extracellular fluid =
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Total body water
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Total body water in a typical man is ~__% of body
weight; in a woman ~__% of body weight |
60% in men
52% in women |
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What is extracellular fluid mainly made up of?
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Plasma
Interstitial fluid Transcellular fluids (cerebrospinal, synovial, intraocular fluids etc) |
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What, approximately, as a percentage of body weight, is total body water?
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60%
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What, approximately, as a percentage of body weight, is intracellular fluid?
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40%
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What, approximately, as a percentage of body weight, is extracellular fluid?
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20%
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What, approximately, as a percentage of body weight, is interstitial fluid?
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15%
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What, approximately, as a percentage of body weight, is plasma?
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4%
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