The nurse understands that the human body contains roughly 40 liters, of which _____liters are intracellular Standard Text:
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
3/12/15/25
Rationale : Approximately 2/3 or 25 liters of fluid are intracellularApproximately 1/3 or 15 liters of fluid are extracellularApproximately 3 liters of extracellular fluid are found within the plasma, considered intravascular fluidApproximately ¾ of the extracellular fluid or 12 liters make up the interstitial and trancellular fluid
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