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Elements play an important role in _______

Respiration, nerve impulses, muscle contractions, etc.

Cation

Positively charged ion

Anion

Negatively charged ion

Hydrogen Bonds

Attractive force between electropositive atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom of another molecule.

Reactants

Materials going into a reaction

Products

Materials coming out of a reaction

Metabolism

Sum total of the chemical reactions occurring in body cells

Inorganic compounds

Do not contain carbon

Organic compounds

Contain carbon

Example of inorganic compounds

Water, salts, carbon dioxide, oxygen

Example of organic compounds

Carbohydrates, fats, proteind, and nucleic acids

Properties of water

High heat capacity, high heat of vaporization, cushioning, and reactivity

What is vital for homeostasis?

Ionic balance

pH is regulated by?

Physiological and chemical system buffers

Dehydration synthesis produces a ______

H2O

What's the main source of cellular fuel?

Carbohydrates

What two sugars primary functions is energy source?

Monosaccharides and disaccharides

What sugar has a primary source is storage of glucose?

Polysaccharides

What sugar must be hydrolyzed prior to entering the cell?

Disaccharides

What are the three main types of lipids?

Triglycerides, phospholipids, and steroids

Triglyceride

Glycerol with 3 fatty acid chains

Steroids

Interlocking four ring structure

What's the most important steroid and why?

Cholesterol and synthesis vitamin d, steroid hormones and bile salts

Nucleic acids

Store and process information in the nucleus

Enzymes

Lower the activation energy and increase the speed of reaction

PCO2 range

35-45 mmHg

HCO3- range

22-26 mEq/L

Normal pH

7.40

Normal PCO2

40 mmHg

Normal HCO3-

24 mEq/L

Academia is when pH

Falls below 7.35

Alkalemia is when the pH

Rises above 7.45

Respiratory acidosis

An increase in PCO2

Metabolic acidosis

A decrease in HCO3-

Respiratory alkalosis

A decrease in PCO2

Metabolic alkalosis

An increase in HCO3-

What kind of proteins occur in denaturation?

Globular by unfolding and losing functional shape

What kind of proteins occur in enzymes?

Globular by acting as a catalysts

Exchanges between plasma and IF occur across ______

Capillary walls