[Solved] The Chemical Level Of Organization - Chapter questions - Problem 14CP - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14th Edition(Edition)

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Water is indispensable for human life. By weight this substance forms 50 to 60% of the body of an adult human.
   Water is the most important solvent in the boy. Nutrients, hormones, enzymes, wastes(toxins), electrolytes are carried in water solutions. Lubrication is also an important function of water, This is demonstrated by the function of the mucus and mucus-lined cavities in thorax, abdomen, pelvis, joints  central nervous system and sense organs. Cellular contents of cytosol are in aqueous solutions and so cell metabolism and respiration depend on water. Water because of its great latent heat assists in maintain the body,s temperature homeostasis and helps in keeping the body cool by perspiration and heat loss by evaporation of water vapor from the skin.  Water is also vital in reproduction. Babies develop in the amniotic fluid of a womb, and are sustained during their first few days of life by milk which is an aqueous solution/suspension.

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