Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process?

Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process?

Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process?

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San Martin de Porres University

David A.

Biology

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Okay, you want to answer this question. Let's talk about uh politically, why you felt Okay. So maybe you you sometimes you wonder about why you saw it when when the environment is hot or when you're exercising well, sweating is a life saving a strategy that calls the body. Okay. And that cools the body down and maintains its temperature. Remember that we have a specific range of temperature. Okay. And scoring is one mechanism by which we're going to regulate temperatures. Are well aware body temperature. Oh, okay. Body temperature. Okay, so this is one or this is a function of funding? Remember that? That turning a liquid such as sweat. Okay, sweat, sweat here from its liquid state because it is a liquid. Okay, into a gas he is going to require Yeah, you're going to be acquired here energy in order to convert this liquid to gas. Okay. And this energy is taken from our body or or threat in the form of heat. Okay. The resulting heat transfer is going to lead to the desired cooling effect. Okay, so this is a reason of why uh sweat is going to allow us to cool our body so Well, the question particularly says that which of the following based explains how the properties of water contribute to this facile physiological process and justify how this process is essential for the human life inadequate as a he So we have to be option a that says the high the highest specific heat capacity of water. All right, this is option a Okay, this is not the answer option is is the highly specific heat capacity of water allows the body to observe a large amount of excess heat, and this is not true. Okay? So option is not the answer. Then we have option B. Option Business A. The high heat of globalization allows the body to remove excess heat through a phase change of water from liquid there for liquid to gas. Okay? And this is correct. And this is why Option B is the correct answer for this question.

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Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process?

What are the properties of water of physiological importance?

Because of its unique properties, such as high specific heat and the ability to dissolve polar substances, water is essential for thermoregulation, transport, and excretion of endogenous and exogenous substances, and is an ideal milieu to facilitate many biochemical reactions.

Which of the following properties of water explains why Sweating helps with body temperature regulation?

Water molecules are very good at forming hydrogen bonds, weak associations between the partially positive and partially negative ends of the molecules. Hydrogen bonding explains both the effectiveness of evaporative cooling (why sweating cools you off) and the low density of ice (why ice floats).

What are 2 characteristics or properties of water that make it important in the human body?

Water has cohesive and adhesive properties. These cohesive and adhesive properties are essential for fluid transport in many forms of life.

What are the 4 properties of water that are important to living systems?

Water is the medium of life. Its four key properties - thermal properties, ability to act as a universal solvent, cohesion and adhesion - help support the life processes and habitats of virtually all organisms.