General

Question 1

% of body weight TBW

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

% of body weight ICF

Answer 2

40% (2/3 of TBW)

Question 3

% of body weight ECF

Answer 3

20% (1/3 of TBW)

Question 4

% of body weight interstitial fluid

Answer 4

16% (3/4 of ECF)

Question 5

% of body weight plasma

Answer 5

4% (1/4 of ECF)

Question 6

Capillary vs. cell membrane

Answer 6

Capillary is highly permeable to water, electrolytes, and other small molecules, but not to proteins

Cell membrane is highly permeable to water, but not to most electrolytes or proteins