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Nutrients
Bushwitz
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Anatomy
11th Grade
03/03/2009

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Term
Bulk Minerals
Definition
*Sodium
*Potassium
*Chloride
*Calcium
*Phosphorus
*Magnesium
Term
Sodium
Definition
Major cation in body fluids; essential for normal membrane function
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Potassium
Definition
Major cation in cytoplasm; essential for normal membrane function
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Chloride
Definition
Major anion in body fluids
Term
Calcium
Definition
Essential for normal muscle and neuron function and normal bone structure
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Phosphorus
Definition
In high-energy compounds, nucleic acids, and bone matrix
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Magnesium
Definition
Cofactor of enzymes, required for normal membrane function
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