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How do sodium and potassium help maintain the proper pH of body fluids?
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The body pH is a balance between positively charged ions (acid-forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline-forming.).
Sodium is responsible to control total amount water in body, major cation outside cell.
Potassium cation major cation Inside cell.
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Extracellular fluids are characterized by relatively?
high sodium and low potassium concentrations
What is the process controlled by sodium potassium and chlorine whereby fluids flow in and out of cells through the cell walls?
osmosis
What are two electrolytes that help maintain the body's water balance?
Potassium and Sodium. Sodium is the main electrolyte involved in maintaining water balance within the body. When the sodium level becomes too high, an urge to drink water, (I.E. Thirst) develops increasing water intake. When the sodium level becomes low, the kidneys produce more urine to help maintain the balance.
Process by which ATP is used to move sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions back into the cell?
Sodium-Potassium pump uses ATP (energy) to pump sodium out of cells and potassium back in.
How do sodium and potassium travel into and out of cells?
The sodium potassium pump transports sodium and potassium into and out of the cell. look at this site. it will explain. Source: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::535::/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120068/bio03.swf::Sodium-Potassium%20Exchange%20Pump
The principal cations in your body fluids are?
Sodium and Potassium
Does Sodium and potassium help balance fluids?
They help balance the pH levels of fluids in your body, if that is what you mean. Potassium especially, I think.
What mineral helps maintain proper fluid balance and regulates blood pressure?
There are a variety of minerals necessary to your body's health. Some of the minerals specific to blood and fluids include;Chloride: A mineral that regulates body fluid volume, concentration and acid-base balance. Balance intertwined with that of sodium.Chromium: A mineral important in regulating blood glucose.Iron: A mineral that is an essential constituent of blood and muscle and important for the transport of oxygen.Sodium: A mineral that regulates body fluid volume, concentration and acid-base
Why is a person receiving iv fluids sodium and potassium?
for prevent electrolite disterbant
Extracellular fluids are characterized by relatively?
high sodium and low potassium concentrations
What form of cellular transportation helps human cells maintain their sodium and potassium concentration?
The sodium/potassium pump, the sodium leak channel and the potassium leak channel.
Conduction of nerve signals and contraction of muscles depends on the proper balance of?
sodium and potassium levels
If potassium and sodium are so reactive how do you maintain levels of sodium and potassium in your cells without doing damage to your own cells?
We do not have pure sodium or potassium in our bodies; that would kill us! We really have sodium chloride (NaCl) which is table salt, and most likely potassium oxide (K2O) or some other compound with potassium in it.
What are the solutes that maintain balance between intracellular and extracellular fluid?
sodium, chloride, & potassium
The chief ion used to maintain the volume of fluid outside cells is?
sodium
Kidney has what electrolytes that balance blood?
Sodium and potassium are the electrolytes that maintain the proper blood balancing. These electrolytes are some times reabsorbed from the consumed food during the process of purification in the kidney.
What is essential for cell fluids?
Cell fluids need to have enough water as well as other chemicals. The most important of those is sodium and potassium for them to be able to live.
