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4 main functions of water in the body - Correct Answer Act as a vehicle of transportation of substances to and from cells 4 main functions of water in the body - Correct Answer Aid heat regulations by providing perspiration which evaporates 4 main functions of water in the body - Correct Answer Assist with maintence of hydrogen balance in the body 4 main functions of water in the body - Correct Answer To serve as a medium for the enzymatic action for digestion How much of the body is water? - Correct Answer More than half - 60% males contain 50% females contain 60% due to fat tissue Lose more fluid through skin than adults - Correct Answer Infants - kidneys are not as efficient as adults less fluid absorption Adults - age related decline in total body water - Correct Answer Diminished thirst sensations; decrease in urine concentrating abilities of kidneys; decreases the effectiveness of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Hypovolemia - Correct Answer Abnormal decrease in the volume of blood plasma (occurs with dehydration or bleeding) What is critical in maintaining homeostasis - Correct Answer Water Cells can't function without - Correct Answer Water - death will occur Electrolytes are - Correct Answer Minerals or salt dissolved in body fluid. Major source is from diet Electrolytes are measured - Correct Answer MEq/L Electrolytes in - Correct Answer A solution breaks into particles known as ions from reactions from hydrogen and electrolyte Ions - Correct Answer Develop a positive electrical charge known as citations; for each positive charge in a fluid compartment there must be a negatively charged anion so that the balance is maintained Circulating blood volume - Correct Answer 4 to 6 liters