IONS-EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)

SUMMARY

1. Main cation: Na⁺

2. Main anions: Cl^- and HOC₃^-

3. 33% of total body water is extracellular

Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education