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
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
