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Inorganic Ions (Cations (calcium (function (increases bone, cartilage and…

- - - - increases bone, cartilage and teeth rigidity
      - component of exoskeleton of crustaceans
      - is an activator of multiple enzymes e.g. lipase
      - stimulates muscle contaction
      - regulates nerve impulse transmissions
      - regulates permeability of membrane
      - key in development of plant cell walls
  - - - important in regulation of osmotic pressure as well as controlling water levels in bodily fluid
      - involved in nervous transmission and muscle contraction
      - affects water and carbohydrate absorption
      - found in vacuole of plants to maintain turgidity
  - - - helps control water levels in bodily fluid
      - assists active transport across the cell membrane
      - involved in glycogen and protein synthesis and glucose breakdown
      - gives healthy flowers in plants
      - helps towards nerve transmission and muscle contraction
      - found in plant vacuole
  - - - needed for photosynthesis and respiration
      - part of carbon dioxide and oxygen transport in blood
      - involved in blood pH regulation
  - - - found in amino acids, proteins, vitamins and chlorophyll
      - essential component of nucleiec acids
      - proteins can make up hormones
      - helps maintain pH of the body
      - component of the nitrogen cycle
- - - - part of amino acids, proteins, vitamins and chlorophyll
      - main component of nucleic acids
      - in the nitrogen cycle
      - makes up some hormones
  - - - helps regulation of blood pH
      - involved in transport of carbon dioxide into and out of the blood
  - - - involved in production of urine and maintains water balance
      - part of transport of carbon dioxide into and out of the blood
      - involved in blood pH regulation
      - used to produce HCl in the stomach
      - regulates ability of haemoglobin to attach to oxygen
  - - - increase bone, teeth and cartilage rigidity
      - aids root growth in plants
      - regulates pH of blood
      - component of phospholipids
  - - - involved in blood pH regulation