Interstitial Fluid Dynamics

Question 1

Higher protein within capillary favours

Answer 1

Absorption

Question 2

Higher hydrostatic pressure along capillary favours

Answer 2

Filtration

Question 3

What is hydrostatic pressure?

Answer 3

Fluid pressing on vessel walls

Question 4

What is osmotic pressure?

Answer 4

Movement of water down its concentration gradient

Question 5

What is net filtration pressure?

Answer 5

Difference between filtration and absorption pressures

Question 6

What is Oedema?

Answer 6

Increased fluid in interstitial space

Question 7

What is effusion?

Answer 7

Increased fluid in an anatomical space

Question 8

Transudates

Answer 8

Low protein, few cells

Question 9

Exudate

Answer 9

High protein, abundant inflammatory cells

Question 10

Serosanguinous

Answer 10

A serous fluid containing RBCs

Question 11

What is Bulk Flow?

Answer 11

Mass movement of water and dissolved solutes according to pressure gradients

Question 12

Purpose of bulk flow

Answer 12

Distribute ECF

Question 13

What is Filtration?

Answer 13

Movement out of capillary

Question 14

What is Absorption?

Answer 14

Movement into capillary

Question 15

Arteries

Answer 15

Resistance control

Question 16

Arterioles

Answer 16

Resistance, regulate blood flow

Question 17

Capillaries function

Answer 17

Blood tissue exchange

Question 18

Venules function

Answer 18

Blood tissue exchange

Question 19

Veins function

Answer 19

Compliant volume reservoir

Question 20

What are ascites?

Answer 20

A peritoneal effusion

Question 21

Effusions are classified according to

Answer 21

Protein and cellular content