BODY FLUIDS

COMPARTMENT
NAME – DR. PANKAJ HATILA
ENROLLMENT NO. – V/18/272
DEPT. - VETERINARY MEDICINE
TERMS

• Intracellular fluid: the cytosol within the cell.

• Extracellular fluid: All the fluids outside the cells.
• Plasma: is the noncellular part of the blood.
• Interstitial fluid: Fluid found in the spaces around cells.
• Intravascular fluid: the fluids inside the blood vessels, whole blood volume includes red
blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets
TOTAL BODY WATER

Total body
water
(TBW ; 60%)

Intacellular fluild Extracellular fluid

(ICF ; 40%) (ECF ; 20%)

Transcellular fluid ( TCF;

usually a low percentage Interstitial fluid Intravascular fluid
but variable amount ) (ISF; 15%) ( IVF = PV ; 5%)
INTRACELLULAR FLUID ( ICF )

• Description: The fluid contained within the cells.

• Proportion: Accounts for about 40% of the total body water.
• Function: Provides a medium for intracellular
processes and maintains cell shape and function.
•About two‐thirds of the body water is found
within cells and this is the intracellular fluid (ICF).
 EXTRACELLULAR FLUID ( ECF )

• Description: The fluid outside the cells.

• Proportion: Makes up about 20% of the total body water.

• Subdivisions:
1.Interstitial Fluid.

2.Intravascular Fluid.

3.Transcellular Fluid.
 INTERSTITIAL FLUID

1.Interstitial Fluid
•Description: Fluid that surrounds the cells in the tissues.
• It is the environment of the cells.

•Interstitial fluid is fluid outside capillaries ,

that immediately surrounds the cells.

•Function: Provides nutrients and removes waste from cells.

INTERSTITIAL FLUID

• It occupies the intercellular space (also called interstitial space and interstitium)

along with a number of intercellular substances (e.g., collagen, elastic fibers,

fibroblasts, and plasma cells and mast cells).
• Its principal component is hyaluronic acid.
• Hyaluronic acid is a highly hydrated gel that holds tissue fluid in its interstices.
• Because of the gel form, fluid is not observed to flow and accumulate in lower body parts, nor

does fluid flow from a cut surface.

 INTRAVASCULAR FLUID

•Description: Fluid within the blood vessels, also known as blood plasma (PV) .
•Function: Maintains blood pressure and transports ,

nutrients, hormones, and waste products .

•About 92% of the plasma volume is water
and the remaining 8% is mostly protein.
TRANSCELLULAR FLUID ( TCF )

•Description: It is the fluid found in body cavities.

•Specialized fluids such as cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and digestive secretions.
•Function: Cushions organs, lubricates joints, and facilitates digestion and other

specialized processes .
•The most plentiful trans cellular fluid is in the digestive tract, and its amount is greatest in

ruminants because of the stomach compartments associated with fermentation .