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What is the main function of homeostasis?
Maintaining stability and constancy of the internal environment
In a 70 kg adult male, what percentage of the body composition is made up of fats?
15%
What is the main division of total body water (TBW)?
Intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF)
Which component makes up approximately 2/3rd of the total body water?
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What is the role of the extracellular fluid (ECF) in homeostasis?
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What percentage of total body weight does the extracellular fluid (ECF) account for?
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Which type of fluid is further divided into interstitial fluid (ISF), plasma or intravascular fluid (IVF), and transcellular fluid?
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What does maintaining homeostasis help to regulate?
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What is the main function of intracellular fluid (ICF)?
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What percentage of an adult male's body composition is made up of protein?
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What makes up approximately 1% of an adult male's body composition?
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