What is one way in which the composition of intracellular and extracellular fluids differ?

Q: Assume that water constitutes 60% of a person’s body weight. What fraction of a person’s body weight…

A: Total body water comprises the water that is present inside the cells i.e. intracellular fluid (ICF)…

Q: What is a mediated protein transporter?

A: Mediated transport refers to transport interceded by a transport protein embedded in the membrane.…

Q: Cell Membranes are: A)Fully permeable B)Impereable to all solutes c) Impereable to 50% of any…

A: Cells are the primary units of existence that make up all dwelling matters. Cells, much like the…

Q: what Comparisons do extracellular & intracellular body fluids in terms of their location and amount

A: There are three types of extracellular fluids: interstitial fluid in the" interstitial compartment…

Q: What is the exact location of intercellular matrix?

A: Intercellular means between two cells.

Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.