Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 24 - Section 24.1 - Study Guide - Assess Your Learning Outcomes - Page 944: 2

Answer

Fluid is exchanged by way of capillary walls and plasma membranes. Chemical composition differs more from one compartment than another because water can freely travel between compartments, which stabilize osmolarity across the compartments.

Work Step by Step

Water can easily pass through the plasma membrane of cells. It is continually exchanged between compartments. Because of this, osmotic gradients between compartments never last long as osmosis helps to stabilize osmolarity across the different compartments. Since larger particles cannot travel as freely as water, the chemical composition of one compartment differs more than the osmolarity of another compartment.
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