Why is it that when you see photos of surgery the stuff inside your body looks really wet?
Is it just from blood? Is there a fluid in our bodies that makes organs wet-looking? If there is a fluid, does it serve a purpose other than keeping organs wet?
In: Biology
Because they are wet. The mesentery (sheets of tissue that protect blood vessels and hold the intestines in place) secretes fluid that protects the abdominal organs and prevents them from sticking together or “chafing” as you move.
Interstitial fluid is very similar to serous fluid (I think), but I would use that term for the fluid between/around individual cells, not in body cavities.
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