Cells are bathed by fluid that is similar to plasma but is outside the blood vessels. This fluid is:

A) blood
B) lymph
C) intersitial fluid (extracellular fluid or ECF)
D) none of these


Answer: C) intersitial fluid (extracellular fluid or ECF)

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