This shows that these substances conduct electricity as a solid. The next test was conductivity as a solution. From our findings, sucrose had poor conductivity, while ascorbic acid and sodium chloride had good conductivity. Ascorbic acid conducts electricity because
Neurons transmit information to each other and to muscles, organs and glands. The nerve impulse is sent from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron. The neuromuscular junction as labeled in Part A of this assignment, shows that there is a space between the axon of a neuron and the motor plate of the muscle cell. The two parts do not actually touch each other. When the football player’s brain sends a message to move during the game, the nerve impulse is sent from neuron to muscle cell.
Several other functions that it plays in the body include: balancing the electrolytes in our system, maintaining the acid-base balance and is significantly essential to muscle contraction and nerve transmissions throughout our body. A deficiency in sodium can put individuals at risk for contracting hyponatremia which is a dangerous condition in which an individual has too little sodium in their blood. The connection between sodium and water is directly correlated in keeping an equal ration of sodium and water in the body. For example, when the body contains too much salt, the body responds in keeping homeostasis by telling the individual to drink excessive water – polydipsia- until there is an equal balanced ratio of sodium to water. In addition, individuals who consume more than the recommended intake of salt tend to show signs of excessive weight gain, but in reality is just a side effect water weight in the body for this its way of maintaining a balance ratio until the salts are expelled from the body.
Introduction: The aim of this experiment was to see whether water, Powerade or orange juice contained more electrolytes. Electrolytes are responsible for controlling the total amount of water in the body, regulating blood volume and maintaining muscle and nerve function. A lack of these electrolytes can cause headaches, fatigue, confusion, hallucinations and muscle spasms. I found that water and distilled water were less conductive than the orange juice and Powerade and orange juice proved to be the most conductive.
This ensures smooth blood flow throughout the body. It further balances out the undesirable effects of excess sodium and supports good kidney function. Lowers high blood cholesterol
It is one of the major inorganic anions. An anion is “a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.” (dictionary.com). Sodium ions and chloride ions combine to form sodium chloride. While examining the percent of chloride ion is at 40%of the dissolved solids.
Purpose The purpose of this project is to test common sports drinks for their electrolyte content and compare the results to the electrolyte content in common fruit juices. Hypothesis If fruit juices were to be compared to sports drinks for electrolyte content, then orange juice would contain the most electrolytes. Materials orange juice sports drink (Gatorade, PowerAde, Generic sports drink)
In humans, glucose is needed for cellular respiration for energy to carry out life processes, and though many tissues can use other substances, such as amino acids or lipids, as sources of energy, some tissues and organs can only use glucose, but most importantly our brain, or more specifically, neurons. Blood glucose regulation maintains constant supply of glucose to
In today’s society, we use electricity for everything. We use it for different things like making various appliances in our homes, stores and businesses to work, to advance and improve technology and help to make people lives better. It can also be used as a form of medical treatment. This form of treatment is called electrophysiology or galvanism during the 18th and 19th centuries. Electrophysiology is a part of physiology dealing with the electricity that is associated with body functions.
The Neurons travel through your body through carrying the electrochemical signals in them when they reach a synapse the neurotransmitters project the said electrochemical energy into another Neuron that travels through another part of the body. Once the signals have travelled all the way to the brain the effector cells and organs (the cells/organs the carry out the instructions of the Nervous system) try and pull the body away from the stimulus (Better Health Channel,
There are three major components of water potential and one of them is solute or osmotic potential (the amount by which water potential is reduced by the presence of solute
Strong acids and strong bases are strong electrolytes and are assumed to ionize completely in the presence of water. Weak acids however, only ionize to a limited extend in water. Any weak or strong acids when in contact with any weak or strong alkali will start to undergo neutralization regardless of their volume. When an indicator which is present in the acid-base mixture and have experienced colour change, it indicates that the mixture is in right proportions to neutralize each other and is also known as the equivalence point.
These include the nerves that leaves the brain and the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body. Part of the job of the peripheral nervous system is to gather information from sensory receptors and relay, or send out, this information to the CNS. The messages are transmitted in the form of electrical signals, or nerve impulses. The central nervous system then interprets the messages it receives and sends out the appropriate responses to the body’s glands, muscles, and
Water provides the Earth with the capacity of supporting life. Importance of water in humans In humans, water acts both as a solvent and a delivery mechanism, it dissolves essential vitamins and nutrients from food and delivers them to cells. Our bodies
