The Albumins Are the Most Abundant Because They Are Important

question 64

Essay

The albumins are the most abundant because they are important for osmotic balance and pH buffering, and for the transport of wide variety of substances through the circulatory system, including hormones and metabolic wastes.
-Describe several reasons to explain why blood flows more slowly in capillaries than in arteries.

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Definitions:

K

Symbol for Potassium, a soft, silvery-white metallic element essential for plant growth and human nutrition.

M

In the context of concentration, M stands for molarity, a measure of the concentration of a solute in a solution, defined as moles per liter.

Equilibrium Reaction

A chemical reaction in which the forward and reverse reactions occur at the same rate, so that the concentrations of the reactants and products do not change with time.

Equilibrium Constant

A numerical value that expresses the ratio of the concentrations of products and reactants of a chemical reaction at equilibrium.