What is interstitial fluid?
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D. All of the above\n\nA. is the actual definition of interstitial fluid and B and C are functions of it. \nHere is some more info:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial_fluid
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Depends on where the fluid is located\n\n1. In the airway - any infectious or inflammatory process - pneumonia (bacterial or viral), abscess, long-standing uncontrolled asthma, fungal infections\n\n2. Between the airways and alveoli - edema from leaky capillaries or protein loss, interstitial disease from rheumatic conditions (lupus, sarcoidosis), infections (viral, fungal)\n\n3. Next to the lungs in the chest cavity (A.K.A. a pleural effusion)  This can also be due to infection or inflammation (pneumonia, rheumatic disease, protein loss)\n\nProtein loss can be from renal failure (acute or chronic) or liver disease (acute failure or chronic - cirrhosis, etc...)
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Another name for intracellular fluid is cytosol, which is like cytoplasm, but excludes organelles. So technically, no its not the same. Cytosol is strictly the fluid in which the organelles are suspended.
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Each cell must have the ability to get oxygen, nutrients, get rid of waste products like CO2. This is accomplished by the fluid in the tissues and the fluid around each cell. When blood goes through a capillary fluid can leak to the tissues, this is where it comes from. Now through the process of osmosis some of this fluid must go back into the circulatory system, but not all of it does. The fluids left over makes up the lymphatic fluid and is carried in lymphatic vessels.
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The outermost layer is known as the tunica adventitia or the adventitia, and is composed of connective tissue. Inside this layer is the tunica media, or media, which is made up of smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. The innermost layer, which is in direct contact with the flow of blood is the tunica intima, commonly called the intima. This layer is made up of mainly endothelial cells. The hollow internal cavity in which the blood flows is called the lumen.
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saline, albumine, hydroxystarch
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Osmolality:  The concentration of particles dissolved in a fluid. The osmolality of serum can help diagnose several medical conditions such as dehydration, diabetes, and shock.\n\nOsmolarity:  regarding people with DI, osmolarity is the direct measurement of the concentration of dissolved substances in urine. In general, osmolarity is the concentration of an osmotic solution especially when measured in osmols or milliosmols per liter of solution.\n\nthere ya go :)
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its vagina fluid.. it gets accumulated in the uterus..  when a women orgasams the gentials contract and the fluid shoots out..
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correct answer is A.  filtered plasma moves transcellularly through the epithelial cells into the interstitial space and then from there back into the blood supply (peritubular capillaries).
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The fluid which prevents brain from mechanical shocks is cerebrospinal fluid which is a clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (the space between the skull and the cerebral cortex—more specifically, between the arachnoid and pia layers of the meninges). It is basically a saline solution and acts as a "cushion" or buffer for the cortex.
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The lymphatic system removes excess fluids from body tissues, absorbs fatty acids, transports fat to the circulatory system, produces and transports white blood cells in immune responses. Lymph is actually the blood plasma that leaks from capillaries and has diffused into lymphatic organs for processing before returning to the circulatory system, which serves as the vehicle of white blood cells. Damage or interference in the function of lymphatic organs can result in bodily swelling. Since the organs are not functioning correctly, they are not absorbing the interstitial fluid that would become lymph when absorbed. Thus, the fluid just continues to collect in the body, causing it to swell. A similar phenomena occurs when there is a blockage in lymphatic veins. Problems such as these occur for a number of reasons, but the most common ones today are usually associated with certain types of cancer.
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Edema is an observable swelling from fluid accumulation in certain body tissues. Edema most commonly occurs in the feet and legs, where it also is referred to as peripheral edema. The swelling is the result of the accumulation of excess fluid under the skin in the spaces within the tissues that are outside of the blood vessels. These spaces are known as interstitial spaces or compartments. Most of the body's fluids that are found outside of the cells are normally stored in two spaces; the blood vessels (where the fluids are called the blood volume) and the interstitial spaces (where the fluids are called the interstitial fluid). In various diseases, excess fluid can accumulate in either one or both of these compartments. \n\n\nPitting edema can be demonstrated by applying pressure to, for example, the skin of a swollen leg, by depressing the skin with a finger. If the pressing causes an indentation in the skin that persists for some time after the release of the pressure, the edema is referred to as pitting edema. Actually, any form of pressure, such as from the elastic part of socks, can induce the pitting of this edema.
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It is intercellular fluid. Basically it's serum.\n\nIt's mostly salt water with some protein and a traces of other materials.\n\nEdit>>>\n\nFor crying out loud. It is NOT pus. Pus is comprised mostly of bacterial cells. The liquid inside a blister is sterile. No bacteria.\n\nNor are there any significant amounts of blood cells. The fluid is serum, it is almost entirely acellular. There will be a few stray cells in serum just as there are in any body fluid, but the liquid in blisters is 99.999% acellular.
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More like a cell on the inner lining.
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The idiopathic infiltrative lung diseases, also known as interstitial lung diseases, are a group of more than a hundred disorders seen in both adults and (less often) in children, whose cause is unknown but which tend to spread, or "infiltrate" through much or all of the lung tissue. They range from mild conditions that respond well to treatment, to progressive, nonresponsive disease states that severely limit lung function and may cause death.  By definition, the causes of idiopathic infiltrative lung diseases are not known. Some forms of pulmonary fibrosis, however, do have specific causes and these may provide a clue as to what may cause idiopathic diseases. Known causes of pulmonary fibrosis include diseases that impair the body's immune function; infection by viruses and the bacterium causing tuberculosis; and exposure to such mineral dusts as silica or asbestos, or such organic materials as bird droppings. Other cases of pulmonary fibrosis result from exposure to fumes and vapors, radiation (in industry or medically), and certain drugs used to treat disease.  http://www.ahealthyme.com/article/gale/100084763
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It just releases built up fluid between them, but it can cause pain later in life because the bones snap back together and rub on each other, causing some abrasion.\n\nLisa, air is an example of fluid.
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You have a sac which surrounds your heart called the pericardium, it normally contains a small amount of fluid. This sac prevents friction from occuring on the heart while it is beating (so it doesn't rub against other organs). If you have a pericardial effusion, it means that there is fluid buildup in the sac moreso than normal. A trivial effusion is too small to  consider tapping and draining it with a needle, and your body will likely reabsorb the excess.