Body fluid compartments

hydrophilic

readily dissolves in water

hydrophobic

insoluble in water

amphiphilic

mixed properties

hydrophobic and hydrophilic

What components does Ficks law take in to account

Diffusion coefficient, area, concentration gradient

osmotic pressure

a hydrostatic pressure sufficient enough to stop osmosis

units for osmotic concentration

osmole

osmolality

moles of solute particles per kg of water

iso-osmotic

same osmotic concentation

isotonic

volume of cells remains constant

why can urea pass through plasma membrane

relatively non polar and small

what dye is used to measure plasma volume

Evans blue

What is used to measure extracellular volume

inulin