Hydration Flashcards
Water essential for all
Our body’s processes to work
Water enables circulatory system to carry
Essential oxygen and nutrients to cells
Our kidneys need water to
Filter out waste products
Water helps digestive system
Do it’s job
_ percent of brain mass is water
75
Because brain is comprised mostly of water, water plays a crucial role in regulating (3)
Mood
Productivity
Concentration
Most of us should aim to drink _ water every day (range)
2.7-3.7 liters
With child, aim for _ glasses of water a day (range)
7-10
Each kidney filters _ ml of blood a minute
100
In kidneys _ are separated from water and useful substances (2)
Waste
Excess water
Each kidney contains roughly 1 million
Tiny filtering units
Tiny filtering units in kidneys called
Nephrons
Urine is directed along the
Ureter to bladder for storage until urination
The ureter is
A fine muscular tube to the bladder
Nephrons return _ to blood supply
Useful substances