Anatomy & Physiology › Section B · The chemical level › Topic B.4
Inorganic compounds: water, salts, acids, bases
Most of the body is water, and the salts, acids and bases dissolved in it set the conditions every cell depends on. This topic explains why water is such a good medium for life, how concentrations and pH are measured, and how buffers keep blood within a narrow pH range.
In this topic
- Inorganic and organic compounds
- Water: the medium of life
- Solutions, colloids and suspensions
- Measuring concentration
- Worked example: converting a glucose level
- Salts
- Acids and bases
- The pH scale
- Worked example: what a pH change means
- Buffers and acid-base balance
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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