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Why is that the extracellular fluid is called as the cell's internal environment?
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Why extracellular fluid is known to be the internal environment of body?
Extracellular fluid refers to all the fluids outside of our cells in our bodies. The term for the fluid inside of our cells is intracellular and refers to the cytoplasm. The fluids outside of our cells is referred to as extracellular because they are outside the cells. There are two different categories of extracellular fluids. The first is interstitial fluid which is the fluid that is in between our cells and tissues, and the other is plasma, which is found in our blood. The reason why this is called the internal environment is because this is the environment that our cells in our bodies live in. So the internal environment in our body is really the "sea" of fluids outside our cells that keeps them alive, hence their environment. This is much like the things outside of our bodies that are our environment that keeps us alive.
The area surrounding cells outside the plasma membrane is referred to as the environment?
Extracellular environment
The process by which cells secrete cellular products into the extracellular environment is?
exocitosis
Why is tissue fluid called the internal environment?
It is the liquid which the body's cells live in
What do the extracellular coats of cells do?
Animal cells secrete a sticky coat called the extracellular matrix. This layer holds cells together in tissues, and it can also have protective and supportive functions.
What are body fluids outside of cells called?
Normal fluid outside of the cells is extracellular or interstitial fluid. Abnormal accumulations of extracellular fluid is referred to as edema.
Where is the extracellular fluid found in the body?
Extracellular is outside cells and intracellular is inside, so that extracellular fluid would not be inside cells.
What is the Stable internal environment maintained by cells?
homeostasis
Extracellular fluid is found everywhere in the body EXCEPT?
Extracellular is outside cells and intracellular is inside, so that extracellular fluid would not be inside cells.
What are cells often bound to the extracellular matrix by?
The cells are often bound to the extracellular matrix by proteins in the plasma membrane. The extracellular matrix is the structural support of tissue.
Cells in the body have a fluid surrounding them What is the name of this fluid?
Interstitial fluid also called extracellular fluid.
Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called?
hormones
