Question

What is the % of water in mucus

fluid ? *
O 85%
0 95%
O 90%
O75 percentage
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Answer 1

Answer:

98 percent water

Normal mucus is 98 percent water. In people with cystic fibrosis, that mucus is only 79 percent water

Answer 2

Answer:

95%

Explanation:

Mucus is made up of a fluid component of around 95% water, the mucin secretions from the goblet cells, and the submucosal glands (2%–3% glycoproteins), proteoglycans (0.1% –0.5%), lipids (0.3% – 0.5%), proteins, and DNA.