Interstitial fluid

Third space

Formed by body cavity. Contains only air and organs

Extracellular space

Includes all spaces outside the cell and the fluid inside is extracellular fluid

Edema

Too much interstital fluid

Intravascular space

Space inside blood vessels contains blood and plasma

Intracellular spaces

Spaces inside cell and fluid inside is called intracellular fluid.

Interstitial fluid

The space between cells. Surrounds the cells and contains nutrients and oxygen for cells

What are ions?

an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

Two main components of the human body that water is divided into

extracellular fluid intracellular fluid

ICF fluid is also known as

intracellular fluid

Intracellular fluid location

only found on the inside of cells

What's found in the ICF fluid?

· Potassium (the most abundant cation found in the ICF) · Sodium · Calcium · Chloride calcium · Chloride bicarbonate ions · Proteins · Phosphate

What's found in the ECF fluid?

· Sodium (NA+) (most abundant cation in the ECF) · Potassium · Magnesium · Calcium · Phosphate · Bicarbonate