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What percentage of an adult man's weight is water?
Which body tissue contains the highest percentage of water?
What is the primary function of water as stated in the text?
Where is most of the water held inside the human body?
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Which group has more water in their body compared to adults?
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What percentage of water present in the body is held in blood stream?
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What is the approximate total percentage of water intake supplied by the daily diet and metabolic activity?
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Which macronutrient produces the highest amount of water when oxidized in the body according to the text?
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Where do insensible water losses, also known as transpiration, occur according to the text?
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How much water is lost through sweating under varying conditions according to the text?
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Which source contributes the least to the total body water intake based on the information provided?
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What is the minimum amount of water an individual may lose in cool climate?
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What is the primary route of water excretion from the body?
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What is the approximate daily volume of water filtered by the kidneys?
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When body fluids are concentrated due to greater water losses than gains, what physiological response is triggered?
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What is advisable for replenishing sodium loss when water losses are primarily from perspiration?
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