Objective 67: Contrast volume and electrolyte content in extra and intercellular fluid compartments

 

By looking at these figures from my textbook I could distinguish the volume of the extra- and intercellular very well in the first pic above.  As you can see any one should be able to establish in figure 1 that body fluid includes water and dissolved solutes and about two-thirds of the body’s fluid is located within cells as intracellualr fluid.  The other one-third, called extracellular fluid, includes interstitial fluid, blood plasma and I believe lymph as well. Fluid balance means that the various body compartments contain the normal amount of water. From the chart on the right you can see the electrolyte content in the blood plasma and the extra- and intercellular fluids.