HOSA Nutrition- Water (Fluid +
Electrolyte balance)
Humans can go 30 to 45 days without food but only _______ without water - answer10
to 14 days
Water constitutes for ________ of body weight for normal adults - answer50 to 60%
Water content of muscle tissue is ________ then that a fat tissue - answer Higher
The percent of water content is highest in - answer Newborns
Body water is divided into two basic components - answer Intracellular and extracellular
Intracellular fluid - answer Water within the cells approximately 65% of total body fluid
Extracellular fluid - answer Fluid outside the cells approximately 35% of total body fluid
Interstitial fluid - answer Fluid between cells approximately 9%
Solvent - answer Liquid part of the solution
Water is a major component of - answer Blood plasma
Water is necessary for the hydrolysis of - answer Nutrients in the cells
The best source of water is - answer Drinking water
Beverages of all types are - answer The second best source of water
A considerable amount of water is also found in foods especially - answer Fruits
vegetables soups milk in gelatin desserts
The body needs the fluid and electrolyte to be in - answer Balance (homeostasis)
Micro equivalence - answer The concentrations of electrolytes in a solution
Water flows from the side with the________ To the greater amount of solute
concentrate - answerLesser amount of solute
Osmolality - answerThe number of particles per kilogram of solutions. solutions with the
highest osmolality exert more pressure than those with fewer particles
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