Concepts of basic chemistry

2. Electrolytes act as ___________ to maintain pH in the body.
4. A primary, simple substance that cannot be broken by chemical means.
7. _____________ refers to a high pH and low hydrogen circulating in extracellular fluid.
10. These ions contain a negative charge.
11. Electrolytes exert ___________ pressure to contain bodily fluids in their compartments.
12. The chemistry of life processes.
14. The breakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules.
17. The science that deals with elements and molecular structure.
19. Something that has mass and occupies space.
21. A substance that has more than one element.

1. pH is the measure of ____________ ions in a solution such as blood.
3. The building up of small molecules into bigger molecules.
5. _____________ is a metabolic pathway of thew body.
6. 7.35 - 7.45 is the normal pH of which bodily fluid?
8. An ionic compound that when dissolved in water conducts electricity.
9. The kidneys aid in regulating body pH through the reabsorption of ______________ ions.
13. This is released as a result of a chemical reaction.
15. The main form of energy used and produced by the body.
16. These ions contain a positive charge.
18. A chemical ______________ is the result of the atoms of an element rearranging themselves to form a new substance.
20. The smallest unit of an element.