Question

Rank the following people in regards to the percentage of water in their body composition (assume that they are all healthy individuals) in a vertical list from lowest (at the top) to greatest (at the bottom).

1. a 45 year old male
2. a 23 year old female
3. an 85 year old male
4. a 6 month old female

Answer 1

Lowest 85year old male; 56%range of 47 to 67 %.

45 year old male ;59% range of 43 to 73%.

23 year old female 50% range of 41 to 50%.

Highest in infants with percentage of 74% ranges of 64 -84%.

Based on body organs the lungs has the heighest water storage of 83 %,

79% in muscles and kidmey

,followed by the heart and brain of 73%,

skin 64% and bones has the lowest 31%.

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