List the functions of water in the body


Component of all body tissues providing structure and form; participates in many chemical reactions; serves as solvent for minerals, vitamins, amino acids, glucose, and other small molecules or waste products; acts as lubricant and cushion around joints as a shock absorber; assists in regulation of body temperature by evaporation and perspiration; essential for hydrolysis and metabolism; aids in digestion; bathes eyes, spinal cord; makes up the amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus.

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