Chapter 14, Problem 44RA

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The total pressure favoring filtration.

Introduction:

The blood plasma leaks out from the vessels due to the forces acting on them in the extracellular region, and is known as interstitial fluid or tissue fluid. The tissue fluid contains all the components of blood plasma except formed elements. The interstitial fluid maintains the fluid balance between the intracellular and the extracellular fluids.