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sodium along with potassium maintains the electrolyte balance in our body
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What are the important ions in the body?
Ions and their transfer are critical to the human body's functions. Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), Sodium (Na), Chlorine (Cl), Hydrogen (H+) and so are the major ions critical to human systemic functions.
Why is it that I'm losing sodium from my body for no reason?
Why does one loss sodium from the body. Why does one loss sodium from the body.
How chemistry affect in medical field?
You have the chemical level of organization in the body. Also, all the functions are basically an exchange of sodium and potassium: two elements.
What happens when the body is lacking in sodium?
what causes a lack of sodium in the body
Is the body's sodium in bone?
About 40% of the body's sodium is contained in bone
The hormone aldosterone functions to promote the?
Reabsorption of Sodium
Refering to a body and its functions?
Physiological refers to the body and its functions.
How does the body produce sodium chloride?
The body doesn't produce sodium chloride.
What is the relationship of sodium and edema?
Sodium causes edema which is swelling of the tissues of the body. Sodium causes the body to retain fluid which it uses to dilute the concentration of sodium.
What do you have if your sodium is too high?
If your body has too much sodium, you get sodium toxicity.
Sodium is essencial for what function in the human body?
Sodium ions are necessary in small amounts for some types of plants, but sodium as a nutrient is more generally needed in larger amounts by animals, due to their use of it for generation of nerve impulses and for maintenance of electrolyte balance and fluid balance. In animals, sodium ions are necessary for the aforementioned functions and for heart activity and certain metabolic functions. The health effects of salt reflect what happens when the body has too much or too little sodium.
Does sodium hurt your body?
sodium is salt and salt does not hurt your body. You might get sick if you have alot.
