What Are the Basic Composition of Human Body Flashcards

What is the elemental composition of the human body? The human body is a mixture of a lot of elements and is quite fascinating to study. The flashcards below help you understand what the human body is of and, most specifically, the main factors. Do check it out and get to see what new information you may learn in the process.What is the elemental composition of the human body? The human body is a mixture of a lot of elements and is quite fascinating to study. The flashcards below designed to help you understand what the human body is made of and, most specifically, the main elements. Do check it out and get to see what new information you may learn in the process

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What are the Major elements (more than 96% of body weight) present in the human body?
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen
Trace Elements (examples of some of the more than 20 trace elements found in the body)
Calcium Phosphorus Sodium Potassium Chlorine Iodine
Symbol for Sodium
Na+
Symbol for Chloride
Cl-
Symbol for Calcium
Ca++
Symbol for Hydrogen
H+
Symbol for Magnesium
Mg++
Symbol for Hydroxide
OH-
Symbol for Phosphate
PO4 =
Symbol for Bicarbonate
HCO3-
What are the major types of Organic Compounds?
Carbohydrate Lipid Protein Nucleic Acid
Monosaccharide ( glucose, galactose, fructose) is a/an _________________. A single monosaccharide unit.
Carbohydrate
Disaccharide ( sucrose, lactose, maltose) is a/an____________________. Two monosaccharide units.
Carbohydrate
Polysaccharide ( glycogen, starch) is a/an ____________________. Many monosaccharide units.
Carbohydrate
Triglyceride are _________________.
Lipid