Water
Alyssa Carter & Andreus Batts
Description
helps with digestion, absorption, and transportation of nutrients. helps elimate waste through kidneys, colon, and lungs. distributing heat throughout the body (sweating).
it also lubricates joints and cushioning body tissue.
Major Sources
water and other beverages, and also fruits and veggies
Not enough or too much water
cells, tissue and organs may not function properly or at all, we can only live a few days without water.
water intoxication is when you drink too much water too quickly.
intresting facts
- young male adults need 13 cups of fluid
- young female adults need 9 cups of fluid
- remaining amount the body needs comes in food
Acristic Poem
W - Water on earth is about 326 cubic miles of water
A- Average person in the US uses 80 to 100 gallons of watrer per day
T- The same water that exsisted on earth millions of years ago is still present today
E- EPA has said lead in drinking water contributes to 480,000 cases of learing disorders
R- Roughly 80% of an infants body weight is water at birth