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A component of water and other comounds; gasseous form is essential for respiration.
Oxygen
What percentage of total body wieght of oxygen is found in the body?
65%
Found in all organic molecules.
Carbon
What percentage of total body wieght of carbon is found in the body?
18.6%
A component of water and most other compunds in the body.
Hydrogen
What percentage of total body wieght of hydrogen is found in the body?
9.7%
Found in proteins, nucleic acids, and other organic compounds.
Nirtrogen
What percentage of total body wieght of nitrogen is found in the body?
3.2%
Found in bones and teeth, important for membrane function, nerve impulses, muscle contraction, and blood clotting.
Calcium
What percentage of total body wieght of calcium is found in the body?
1.8%
Found in bones and teeth, nucleic acids and higher energy compounds.
Phosphorus
What percentage of total body wieght of phosphorus is found in the body?
1.0%
Important for membrane function, nerve impulses, and muscle contraction.
Potassium
What percentage of total body wieght of potassium is found in the body?
0.4%
Important for membrane function, nerve impulses, and muscle contraction.
Sodium
What percentage of total body wieght of sodium is found in the body?
0.2%
Important for membrane function and water absorption.
Chlorine
A cofactor for several enzymes.
Magnesium
What percentage of total body wieght of Magnesium is found in the body?
0.06%
Found in proteins.
Sulfur
Essential for oxygen transport and energy capture.
Iron
What percentage of total body wieght of iron is found in the body?
0.007%
A componenet of hormones of the thyroid gland.
Iodine
What percentage of total body wieght of iodine is found in the body?
0.0002%