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HOMEOSTASIS & 
FLUID COMPARTMENTS  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

• Explain the basic organization of the body 
• Define the fluid compartments of the body. 
• Explain how solutes distribute in the body.  
• Explain homeostasis.  
• Explain mass balance.  

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Differentiated Cells - specialized function 
Tissues - groups of cells with related function  
 

muscle, nervous, connective, & epithelium 

 
Organ- functional unit 
Organ system – several organs act together to 
 

perform specific function  

 

 

 

skin = barrier 

 

 

 

entry = respiratory & GI 

 

 

 

transport = CV & diffusion 

 

 

 

exit = renal & GI 

 

BODY COMPONENTS 

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