o Transports à hydration shell. Blood is water based, hydration shell takes things throughout the body (transports all things except for lipids).
o Solvent: Breaks down bonds
o Makes bonds: Condensation, meaning water has formed. Condensation is any chemical reaction that produces water. Condensation often occurs when molecules are joined together by the formation of a chemical bond, releasing water in the process. Typical adults produce about one quarter cup of water each day from condensation reactions.
o Breaks Bonds: Hydrolysis. E.G. saliva helps break things apart. Small intestines chime has a large water base. After released in small intestine water is re-absorbed in the large intestine
§ Occurs inside cells
· When the body doesn’t need energy, it stores it as glycogen…If needed the body breaks out through hydrolysis.
o Cooling: (Evaporation). The body has a high heat capacity of about 102 degrees
§ Hydrogen bonds will absorb heat until broken
§ Any sort of chemical reaction will create heat
§ Sweat à release of water through skin. Salt will also be released, water follows salt
o Lubrication: Water acts like oil in a car so everything can run smoothly. Water is in every join in the body
§ Arthritis: Bone on bone, causing inflammation
o Protection:
§ I.E. Eyeball
· Eyeball is hallow with fluid…fluid keeps pressure on retina to keep from pulling away from the eyeball
o Gluacoma à Decrease in pressure
§ Spinal cord is bathed in spinal fluid. Protects from microorganisms making sure they don’t get in
§ Fetus à During development it is suspended in fluid.
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