BODY FLUIDS

CONTENTS:
Introduction to body fluids
Important body fluids
Composition of body fluids
INTRODUCTION

BODY IS FORMED BY SOLIDS AND FLUIDS FLUID PART

IS MORE THAN TWO THIRD OF THE WHOLE BODY. IN
HUMAN BEINGS ,TOTAL BODY WATER VARIES FROM
45 TO 70% OF BODY WEIGHT
TOTAL QUANTITY OF BODY WATER IS AN AVERAGE
HUMAN BEING WEIGHING ABOUT 70kg IS ABOUT 40L
 INDIVISUALS BODY WATER
(% OF BODY WEIGHT)

INFANTS 75

ADULT MALES 60

ADULT FEMALES 50

ELDERLY MALES 45

ELDERLY FEMALES 50
IMPORTANT BODY FLUIDS
THERE ARE TWO MOST IMPORTANT BODY
FLUIDS IN HUMAN BODY
a. BLOOD
b. LYMPH
COMPOSITION OF BODY FLUIDS

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF BODY

FLUIDS:
• Intracellular body fluids
• Extracellular body fluids
• Transcellular body fluids
Q: how does our body
maintain a constant fluid
level?
Thank you