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1. INTERSTITIAL FLUID
ØFound in between the cells
2. INTRAVASCULAR FLUID
ØFound inside the blood vessels
and lymphatic vessels
3. TRANSCELLULAR FLUID
ØFound inside body cavities like
pleura, peritoneum, CSF
The Concept of TONICITY
vThis is the concentration of solutes in a
solution.
vA solution with high solute concentration
is considered as HYPERTONIC.
vA solution with low solute concentration
is considered as HYPOTONIC.
vA solution having the same tonicity as
that of body fluid or plasma is
considered ISOTONIC.
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