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Electrolytes (what they do) Flashcards

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Sodium

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controls and regulates volume of body fluids, transmission of nerve impulses and muscle contraction

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Chloride

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Maintains osmotic pressure in blood, produces hydrochloric acid, major component in certain body fluids

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Calcium

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nerve impulse, blood clotting, muscle contraction/relaxation, b12 absorption

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Potassium

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Chief regulator of cellular enzyme activity and water content. Transmission of electrical impulses in various tissues (nerve, heart, skeletal, intestinal, lung, tissue)

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Phosphate

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Involved in important chemical reaction in the body, promotes energy storage, cell division and hereditary traits

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Magnesium

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Metabolism of Carbohydrates and proteins, produces cardiac vasodilation, neuromuscular function

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