individual body fluids may be conceptually divided into various fluid compartments, which, although not literally anatomic compartments, do represent a...
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into fluid compartments, between the intracellular fluid compartment (also called space, or volume) and the extracellular fluid (ECF) compartment (space...
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two fluid compartments. Transcellular fluid is formed from the transport activities of cells, and is the smallest component of extracellular fluid. These...
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and elsewhere. The percentages of body water contained in various fluid compartments add up to total body water (TBW). This water makes up a significant...
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forearm and the sectional compartments of both of these – the fascial compartments of the arm and the fascial compartments of the forearm contain an anterior...
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either in the milieu of GI fluids (Type IIA), within the systemic circulation and/or other extracellular fluid compartments (Type IIB), or near therapeutic...
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compartments: the blood plasma, interstitial fluids, fat tissues, intracellular fluids, and transcellular fluids, the latter of which includes fluids...
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Cell membrane (redirect from Fluid mosaic)
cell membrane results in pH partition of substances throughout the fluid compartments of the body[citation needed]. Annular lipid shell Artificial cell...
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Hydrostatics (redirect from Fluid statics)
Fluid statics or hydrostatics is the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at hydrostatic equilibrium and "the pressure in a fluid or exerted by...
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Lymph (redirect from Lymphatic fluid)
com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 29 May 2010. Fluid Physiology: 2.1 Fluid Compartments "The Lymphatic System". Human Anatomy (Gray's Anatomy)...
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Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body's anatomical compartments results in insufficient blood supply to...
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Hyponatremia (section Fluids)
can only be understood by having a grasp of the size of the body fluid compartments and subcompartments and their regulation; how under normal circumstances...
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tendency for acids to accumulate in basic fluid compartments, and bases to accumulate in acidic compartments. The reason for this phenomenon is that acids...
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Volume contraction (redirect from Fluid loss)
volume of body fluid, including the dissolved substances that maintain osmotic balance (osmolytes). The loss of the water component of body fluid is specifically...
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of fluid, or edema, in at least two fetal compartments. By comparison, hydrops allantois or hydrops amnion is an accumulation of excessive fluid in the...
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The kidney participates in the control of the volume of various body fluids, fluid osmolality, acid-base balance, various electrolyte concentrations, and...
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movements of solutes, including nutrients, occur via diffusion within the fluid compartments contiguous with adjacent tissues. Cartilage gives the structures a...
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sodium and other electrolytes may lead to contracted interstitial fluid compartments, which may exacerbate the muscle cramping. According to this theory...
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Peritoneal cavity (redirect from Supracolic compartment)
two compartments by the mesentery of the transverse colon, known as the transverse mesocolon. This division creates an upper and a lower compartment within...
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Medicine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. "Fluid Physiology: 2.1 Fluid Compartments". www.anaesthesiamcq.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Ilowite...
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a membrane Compartment coach, a railway car divided into separate areas or compartments, with no means of moving between them Compartment (ship), subdivision...
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of the kidney, including maintenance of acid-base balance; regulation of fluid balance; regulation of sodium, potassium, and other electrolytes; clearance...
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or compartment, or potential space, in an animal body. Cavities accommodate organs and other structures; cavities as potential spaces contain fluid. The...
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lower diffusion values in white matter and increased cerebral spinal fluid compartments. Cortical injuries at this level provides a particular favorable environment...
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Edema (redirect from Fluid retention (medicine))
condition in a baby characterized by an accumulation of fluid in at least two body compartments. The pumping force of the heart should help to keep a normal...
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compartments called extracellular fluid (ECF) and intracellular fluid (ICF). The majority of the sodium in the body stays in the extracellular fluid compartment...
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enter the cerebral ventricles and also demonstrate the cerebrospinal fluid compartments around the base of the brain and over its surface. This technique...
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Windshield washer fluid (also called windshield wiper fluid, wiper fluid, screen wash (in the UK), or washer fluid) is a fluid for motor vehicles that...
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ubiquitously in vivo in significant quantities and can be detected in all fluid compartments. During acute phase inflammatory response, DBP levels tend to increase...
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Hypervolemia (redirect from Excess fluid)
which is too little fluid volume in the blood. Fluid volume excess in the intravascular compartment occurs due to an increase in total body sodium content...
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