Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 16

Normal synovial fluid resembles:

A. Egg white

B. Normal serum

C. Dilute urine

D. Lipemic serum

Step 1 of 2

Synovial fluid:

Synovial or movable joints have a hollow space filled with viscous fluid termed as synovial or joint fluid.

• The cavity containing synovial fluid separates the bones present in synovial joints which are ruled with smooth articular cartilage.

• In synovial fluid analysis, the gross appearance report is most significant part.

o Appearance of a normal synovial fluid is colorless to pale yellow.

o The word “synovial” represents egg (ovum) in Latin language. Because the normal synovial fluid looks like “egg white”.

o The color changes to deep yellow during inflammatory or noninflammatory effusions.

o Green tinge color appears during bacterial infections.

Therefore, the normal synovial fluid resembles “egg white”. Hence, the correct answer is option .