Question

Fluid gains and losses are major factors that determine fluid balance in the ecf. approximately 2500 ml of water is added daily to the ecf through epithelia absorption and metabolic generation. approximately 1200 ml of water is lost from the ecf through urine. what other regular method of water loss accounts for a similarly large movement of water from the ecf?

Answer 1

The other regular method of water loss that accounts for a similarly large movement of water from the Extra Cellular Fluid (ECF) is water vapor from the skin and lungs.

The process of exchange between the 2 main subdivisions of ECF takes place primarily at the capillaries.