Water and the Minerals Chapter 12 & 13
What is so Amazing About Water? O H H
What Role Does Water Play in Our Lives? e.g. - Serves as a solvent for many substances - Participate in reactions in the body - Maintains blood volume - Carriers nutrients and waste - Maintains the structure of molecules (e.g. proteins) - Aids in the regulation of temperature - Acts as a lubricant and cushion in joints around spinal cord, brain and fetus
A Nephron, one of the kidney’s many functioning units Renal Artery Renal Vein Kidney Ureter Bladder Pelvis
A Nephron Tubule To the Body Capillaries Blood VesselGlomerulus To the Bladder
Water dissolves salts and follows electrolytes
How the body regulates blood volume
Electrolyte’s in Acid-Base Balance Death Acidosis Alkalosis Normal
Minerals in a 60-kilogram human body
Cortical bone is dense, ivory-like bone that forms the exterior shell. Trabecular bone is the lacy network of calcium-containing crystals that fills the interior.
Calcium and Osteoporosis
Bone losses over time compared
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Calcium balance in bone Calcitonin Vitamin D
Bioavailability of Calcium
A Membrane-bound transport protein “Sodium - Potassium Pump” OUTSIDE CELL INSIDE CELL
What processing does to the sodium and potassium contents of food
Fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables, provide potassium in abundance.
Hemoglobin Iron atom Heme
Iron routes in the body
Heme and Non-heme Iron in Foods