PO4

Question 1

Sources of PO4

Answer 1

All animal products
Bread
Ready to eat cereal

Question 2

function of PO4

Answer 2

Helps maintain the body’s acid-base balance
Necessary for B vitamins to be effective
helps promote nerve and muscle action,
Plays a role in carb metabolism
Bone and teeth formation
Important for cell division and transmission of hereditary traits
Serves as a catalyst for many intercellular activities

Question 3

Normal serum lvls

Answer 3

2.4-4.5 mg/dL

Question 4

PO4- Regulation

Answer 4

Combines with Ca to form the mineral salts of the teeth and bones
Ca and P lvls inversely proportional
Regulated by PTH; has inverse response to calcium.