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What is the most common extracellular ion?

2007-02-05 12:52:44 · 2 answers · asked by skoolgirl 1 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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Sodium is the primary cation (positive ion) in extracellular fluids in animals and humans. These fluids, such as blood plasma and extracellular fluids in other tissues, bathe cells and carry out transport functions for nutrients and wastes. Sodium is also the principal cation in seawater, although the concentration there is about 3.8 times what it is normally in extracellular body fluids. This suggests that animal life moved from the sea to dry land at a time when the seas were far less salty than they are now.

2007-02-05 12:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sparkle 3 · 1 0

Sodium

2007-02-05 12:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kiera B 2 · 0 0

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