NUR 304 Test 4

NUR 304 Test 4
1. Intracellular fluid
Answer
(ICF) fluid within cells
2. Extracellular fluid
Answer
(ECF) fluid outside of the cell
3. Interstitial fluid
Answer
(ISF) fluid between cells
4. What term is used for clinical concentration?
Answer
osmolality
5. Osmosis
Answer
water from an area of lower particle concentration to an area of higher particle concentration
6. Diffusion
Answer
Movement of molecules from an area of higher particle concentration to an area of lower
particle concentration
7. Tonicity
Answer
amount of solutes in solution compared with the bloodstream
8. Isotonic
Answer
equal tonicity as blood (ex. normal saline 0.9% NACL)