Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 2SQ
The body loses water by way of the ________.
- a. skin
- b. lungs
- c.
digestive system - d. urinary system
- e. both c and d
- f. a through d
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