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HOSA NUTRITION- WATER (FLUID + ELECTROLYTE BALANCE) EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HOSA NUTRITION- WATER (FLUID +ELECTROLYTE BALANCE) EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Humans can go 30 to 45 days without food but only _______ without water - Answer-10
to 14 days
Water constitutes for ________ of body weight for normal adults - Answer-50 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 - Answer-Lesser amount of solute
Osmolality - Answer-The number of particles per kilogram of solutions. solutions with
the highest osmolality exert more pressure than those with fewer particles
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