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With water occupying space within blood vessels, cells, and the "3rd" space between cells and blood vessels, how on earth are we not just big, bouncy 'blobs'? In this episode we'll learn about hydrostatic pressure, colloid osmotic pressure, and how these balancing forces keep us from looking like jellyfish!
By Jason Micheal Kiernan, PhD, RN, ACNP (United States credentialed)With water occupying space within blood vessels, cells, and the "3rd" space between cells and blood vessels, how on earth are we not just big, bouncy 'blobs'? In this episode we'll learn about hydrostatic pressure, colloid osmotic pressure, and how these balancing forces keep us from looking like jellyfish!