Question

Explain how electrolytes in the body play an important role in maintaining the proper function of the cells and organs in the body.

Answer 1

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6 electrolytes are most important: sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, calcium, and phosphate in the living body. These ions enter the body through the digestive tract. They will control and maintain the body fluids, and controlling the movement of fluids. loss of chloride and bicarbonate ions causes vomiting or diarrhea (dehydration). We need ORS (Oral Rehydration Salt) to rehydrate the body fluids. Sodium is the major cation of the extracellular fluid. It is responsible for the osmotic pressure that exists between the interior of cells and their surrounding environment. Excretion of sodium is normally performed by the kidneys. A lower concentration of sodium is called as hyponatremia and higher concentration of sodium is called as hypernatremia. After sodium potassium is the major intracellular cation. A lower concentration of potassium is called as hypokalemia and higher concentration of potassium is called as hyperkalemia.

So hypo is lower and hyper is higher concentration symbol. Bicarbonate (HCO₃^-) is the next most abundant anion in the blood. Its main function is to maintain body acid-base balance by being part of buffer systems. Calcium is absorbed by body under the influence of (cholecalciferol) vitamin D (Under the sun light). A deficiency of vitamin D leads to to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, contributing to osteoporosis.

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