Table of Contents
- 1 What role do inorganic compounds play in the human body?
- 2 What are the examples of inorganic compounds?
- 3 Why are compounds important in our body?
- 4 What makes up the buffer in human blood?
- 5 What happens to the buffers in the blood during exercise?
- 6 Why is the chemical composition of the blood important?
What role do inorganic compounds play in the human body?
Many substances dissolve in water and all the chemical reactions that take place in the body do so when dissolved in water. Other inorganic molecules help keep the acid/base balance ( pH) and concentration of the blood and other body fluids stable (see Chapter 8).
What are the examples of inorganic compounds?
Examples of common everyday inorganic compounds are water, sodium chloride (salt), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), calcium carbonate (dietary calcium source), and muriatic acid (industrial-grade hydrochloric acid). Inorganic compounds typically have high melting points and variable degrees of electrical conductivity.
Which of the following inorganic substances play an important role in maintaining the acid base balance of the body?
Chlorine plays an essential role in maintaining the acid-base balance of blood, along with the formation of tendons, teeth, and bones. It is commonly found in salts and in combination with potassium and sodium in the body. It also contributes to liver function and helps to eliminate organic waste.
Why are compounds important in our body?
Organic compounds essential to human functioning include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleotides. Monomers are single units of organic compounds. They bond by dehydration synthesis to form polymers, which can in turn be broken by hydrolysis. Carbohydrate compounds provide essential body fuel.
What makes up the buffer in human blood?
The buffer that maintains the pH of human blood involves carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3 ), bicarbonate ion (HCO 3– ), and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). When bicarbonate ions combine with free hydrogen ions and become carbonic acid, hydrogen ions are removed, moderating pH changes.
What are the functions of pH buffers in the body?
Other organs help enhance the homeostatic function of the buffers. The kidneys help remove excess chemicals from the blood, as discussed in the Kidney Dialysis tutorial. It is the kidneys that ultimately remove (from the body) H + ions and other components of the pH buffers that build up in excess.
What happens to the buffers in the blood during exercise?
The following steps outline the processes that affect the buffers in the blood during exercise. Hemoglobin carries O 2 from the lungs to the muscles through the blood. The muscles need more O 2 than normal, because their metabolic activity is increased during exercise.
Why is the chemical composition of the blood important?
The diffusion is due to aconcentration gradientassociated with the contents of the fluids. Hence, the chemical composition of the blood (and therefore of the external fluid) is extremely important for the cell.