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homeostasis
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the condition of equilibrium (balance) in the body's internal environment due to the ceaseless interplay of the body's many regulatory processes
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body fluids
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dilute, watery solutions containing dissolved chemicals that are found inside cells as well as surrounding them
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intracellular fluid
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the fluid within the cells -ICF
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extracellular fluid
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the fluid outside body cells - ECF
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interstitial fluid
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the ECF that fills the narrow spaces between cells of tissues
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blood plasma
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ECF within blood vessels
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lymph
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ECF within lymphatic vessels
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cerebrospinal fluid
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ECF in and around the brain and spinal cord
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synovial fluid
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ECF in joints
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aqueous humor/vitreous body
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ECF of the eye
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internal environment
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interstitial fluid--it surrounds all body cells; composition changes as substances move back & forth between it & blood plasma
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