Section 2
Body Fluids
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Water Content in the Body
A significant percentage of the human body is water, which includes intracellular and extracellular fluids.
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Fluid Compartments
The major body fluid compartments include: intracellular fluid and extracellular fluid (plasma, interstitial fluid, and trancellular fluid).
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Body Fluid Composition
The composition of tissue fluid depends upon the exchanges between the cells in the biological tissue and the blood.
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Movement of Fluid Among Compartments
Movement of fluid among compartments depends on several variables described by Starling's equation.