Ch1 Test Flashcards
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MAGNESIUM (Mg)
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-maintain normal
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IRON (Fe)
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- forms hemoglobin in red blood cells to carry oxygen
- too much: damage to arteries leading to ^❤️ disease
- too little: ^❤️ rate [animea ]
- meats, leafy greens, beans
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POTASSIUM (k)
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- works together with sodium, important with nerves and
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CALCIUM (Ca)
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- maintain blood level communicating info. among cells [ normal brain function and bones nerves and
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SODIUM (Na)
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- blood pressure, muscle and nerve fiction
- too much: hypermatemia
- too little: hyponatremia