When a patient takes substances into the body, they first enter the extracellular compartment. What must the substances enter to carry out their function?
a. Horizontal compartment
b. Intracellular compartment
c. Compartmental
d. Vertical compartment
ANS: B
To carry out their function, substances must enter the cell.
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