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QUESTION 56 A comparison of the two major body fluid compartments reveals that:

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Question

QUESTION 56 A comparison of the two major body fluid compartments reveals that: two-thirds of the total fluid is outside our cells and one-third is within our cells , two-thirds of the total fluid is within our cells and one-third is outside our cells half of the total fluid is within our cells and half is outside our cells half of the total fluid is within our cells and half is in the blood (as plasma) half of the total fluid is within our cells and half is outside our cells as interstitial fluid

Explanation / Answer

Out of total body water two third of fluid is in intracellular compartment and one third of fluid in extracellular compartment.

Extracellular fluid id divided into intertisial fluid and plasma.

There is another small compartment trancellular compartment.