Physiology of Body Fluids

Class 13

Total body water

ECF and ICF

Plasma volume

Interstitial

Osmosis

Osmotic pressure

Hydrostatic pressure

Histamine

Plasma proteins

Albumin

"Starling" forces

semi-permeable membrane

edema

Kwashiorkor

Elephantiasis

Filariasis

Lymphatic ducts

Anaphylactic shock

Venous obstruction