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largest single constituent of the human body; need for this more urgent than need for any other nutrient, can live only 6 days without it correct answers water can live a month without this correct answers food more than half of body weight is correct answers water found around the cell...

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largest single constituent of the human body; need for this more urgent than need for
any other nutrient, can live only 6 days without it correct answers water

can live a month without this correct answers food

more than half of body weight is correct answers water

found around the cells, within blood and lymph vessels, and in various body cavities
correct answers water

some tissues have significantly more water than others correct answers muscle and
kidneys 79%, brain and heart 73%, skin 64%, bone tissue 31%

two kinds of fluid correct answers intracellular and extracellular fluid

intracellular fluid correct answers fluid inside cells; keeps the cells plumped

extracellular fluid correct answers fluid outside the cell; includes interstitial,
intravascular, lymph, and transcellular fluids, CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THEM

no storage tanks for water exist in the body correct answers constantly being used;
often reused

functions of water correct answers gives shape and form to cells, maintains blood
volume and blood pressure, helps form structure of large molecules, serves as a
lubricant and solvent, helps regulate body temperature, transports nutrients to and
waste away from cells, is a medium for and participant in chemical reactions

how do we get water in correct answers drink it, high water foods

small intestine and colon correct answers water absorption

disruption to automatic adaptive mechanisms can cause correct answers water
retention

accumulation of excessive amounts of fluid between the cells is called correct answers
edema

venous or lymphatic blockage, heart failure, severe protein deficiency, sodium retention,
some kidney conditions correct answers conditions that may cause water retention

, finger pressure displaces excess fluid over a bony area correct answers pitting edema

injury, too much sodium, pregnancy can cause correct answers edema

accumulation of fluid in the brain or lungs is correct answers life-threatening

excessive water correct answers water intoxication CAN HAPPEN

80% water correct answers fluids

20% water correct answers foods

older we are correct answers the more water we can have

smaller we are and elderly correct answers less water

breast milk alone can supply an infant's correct answers needed water

keep age in mind, very old, very young? correct answers amount of water

important elderly fluid balance correct answers thirst mechanism

to transport water we need correct answers sodium and potassium

sodium (NA+) correct answers extracellular; key to electrolyte balance, electrical
charges to heart

potassium (K+) correct answers intracellular; key to electrolyte balance, electrical
charges to heart

movement of water or another solvent; passive process, sodium and potassium pumps
correct answers osmosis

watch the correct answers salt shaker

how we measure how much water is going through our body correct answers blood
pressure

watch potassium intake correct answers both in food and medication

your pump correct answers is your blood pressure

how does water get regulated correct answers thirst, antidiuretic hormone causes body
to reabsorb or retain water, aldosterone causes body to retain sodium

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