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Homeostasis and Body Composition Lecture Quiz

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What is the main function of homeostasis?

Balancing the body's energy levels

Maintaining stability and constancy of the internal environment (correct)

Controlling the body's growth

Regulating the body's weight

In a 70 kg adult male, what percentage of the body composition is made up of fats?

15% (correct)

18%

What is the main division of total body water (TBW)?

Fats and carbohydrates

Body composition and body fluid compartments

Intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF) (correct)

Protein and minerals

Which component makes up approximately 2/3rd of the total body water?

Intracellular fluid (ICF) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the extracellular fluid (ECF) in homeostasis?

It acts to maintain constant internal environment Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of total body weight does the extracellular fluid (ECF) account for?

20% Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fluid is further divided into interstitial fluid (ISF), plasma or intravascular fluid (IVF), and transcellular fluid?

Extracellular fluid (ECF) Signup and view all the answers

What does maintaining homeostasis help to regulate?

Internal environment such as ECF volume, osmolarity, pH, pressure, temperature, etc. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of intracellular fluid (ICF)?

Composing 2/3rd of total body water and 40% of total body weight Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of an adult male's body composition is made up of protein?

18% Signup and view all the answers

What makes up approximately 1% of an adult male's body composition?

Carbohydrates Signup and view all the answers