Fluid Imbalance 1

What percent of body weight is total body water?

• 20%

• 30%

• 60%

• 15%

What proportion of TBW is ICF?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

What proportion of TBW is ECF?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

What fluids make up the ECF?

• Interstitial fluid, intracellular fluid, transcellular fluid

• interstitial fluid, extracellular fluid, plasma

• red blood cells, intravascular fluid, interstitial fluid

• interstitial fluid, plasma, transcellular fluid

fluid between tissue cells

• interstitial fluid

• extracellular fluid

• intravascular fluid

• transcellular fluid

fluid within cells

• interstitial fluid

• extracellular fluid

• intracellular fluid

• transcellular fluid

fluid outside of cells

• interstitial fluid

• extracellular fluid

• intracellular fluid

• transcellular fluid

fluid compartment that includes cerebrospinal fluid, secretions, and lymphatic fluids

• interstitial fluid

• extracellular fluid

• intracellular fluid

• transcellular fluid

As we get older the percentage of TBW ______________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Intracellular fluid and extracellular fluids are separated by the ____________ that maintains the appropriate concentrations of substances by active and passive processes.

• cell membrane

• plasma proteins

• movement

• interstitial fluid