Body fluid - Definition and Examples - Practice Questions & MCQ

Body fluids 

• Body fluids in the body are the media through which the process of transport takes place
• The body fluids of the human body can be of two types i.e. intracellular fluids or extracellular fluids
• Intracellular fluids are present inside the cells while extracellular fluids are present outside the cells.
• Intracellular fluid is the cytosol within the cell
• Intracellular fluids contain large amounts of potassium, phosphate ions and proteins. 
• Sodium and chloride ions are present in small quantities in intracellular fluids
• Extracellular fluids includes interstitial fluid ( present between tissue), blood plasma, lymph plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, etc. 
• The extracellular fluid contains large amounts of sodium and chloride ions