Ear collapse is a condition which can be caused by the infection of a cartilage piercing. Although this condition is unusual, especially when a piercing is properly cared for, it is extremely serious, and it requires prompt medical attention.
The human body may be conceptually divided into two major fluid compartments: the intracellular compartment and the extracellular compartment. The intracellular compartment is the space within the organism's cells; it is separated from the extracellular compartment by cell membrane.he third extracellular compartment, the transcellular, consists of those spaces in the body where fluid does not normally collect in larger amounts, or where any significant fluid collection is physiologically nonfunctional.
Body Fluid Distribution. Body fluids are not uniformly distributed throughout tissues but occur in regions, or compartments, that contain fluids of varying compositions. Movement of water and electrolytes between these compartments is regulated so that their distribution and the composition of body fluids remain stable. Net movements of fluids between compartments result from differences in hydrostatic and osmotic pressures.