The nurse uses a diagram to show that fluids in the interstitial and intravascular compartments are combined to form the:
a. intercellular compartment.
b. circulating compartment.
c. vertical compartment.
d. extracellular compartment.
D
The fluids in the interstitial and intravascular compartments are combined to form the extracellular compartment.
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