Intracellular water represents approximately what proportion of total body water?
a. Approximately one-third of the total body water
b. Approximately one-quarter of the total body water
c. Approximately one-half of the total body water
d. Approximately two-third of the total body water
ANS: D
Intracellular water accounts for approximately two-thirds of the total body water, and extracel-lular water accounts for the remaining third.
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