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Importance of water & salts to body homeostasis


Water
Salts
Water is the most abundant and important inorganic compound in living materials. It makes up 60-80% of the volume of most living cells.
The most plentiful salts found in the body are the calcium phosphates that make bones and teeth strong and hard. In their ionized form, salts play vital roles in body function.
Maintaining proper ionic balance in our body fluids is one of the most crucial homeostatic roles of the kidneys. When this balance is severely disturbed, virtually nothing in the body works. All the physiological activities listed above and thousands of others are disputed and grind to a stop.