What is Potassium? Potassium is an element in chemistry with the atomic number 19 and the symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium). The metal has a silvery white color and is sufficiently soft to cut with a knife with ease. In a few seconds, potassium metal and air oxygen combine to generate flaky, white potassium peroxide….
Introduction The structure of bone tissue is a connective tissue that is metabolically active, helps with mobility, supports structure, and shields important organs. Osteocytes, bone cells, and extracellular matrix make up bone. The correct circumstances cause bone tissue to go through a mineralization process where calcium is deposited and hardens the tissue. Because of its…
What is Phosphorus? The chemical element phosphorus has the atomic number fifteen and the symbol P. White and red phosphorus are the two main forms of elemental phosphorus; nevertheless, due to its strong reactivity, phosphorus is never found on Earth as a free element. It is found in the crust of the Earth at a…
Introduction Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is a vitamin that can be purchased as a dietary supplement or found in food. It is necessary for the synthesis of flavin adenine dinucleotide and flavin mononucleotide, the two main coenzymes. These coenzymes play a role in normal growth and development, cellular respiration, energy metabolism, and antibody formation. The…
Introduction The extraction of marrow from an internal bone is known as a bone marrow biopsy. The soft tissue that forms bone marrow aids in the production of red blood cells. The hollow portion of most bones contains it. A bone marrow biopsy is the process of taking a tiny sample of your bone’s internal…
Overview When full growth is reached, the extended end of the long bones, known as the epiphysis, fuses with the bone shaft after ossifying independently. The spongy cancellous bone that makes up the epiphysis is covered in a thin layer of solid bone. The epiphyseal cartilage, also known as the growth plate, connects it to…
Introduction A kind of vitamin B12 called cyanocobalamin is used to treat and prevent vitamin B12 insufficiency, with the exception of situations in which cyanide toxicity is present. The deficiency can be brought on by intestinal cancer, fish tapeworm, pernicious anemia, or after stomach surgery. It can be used topically, intramuscularly, or as a nasal…
Introduction Being a B vitamin, vitamin B6 is a necessary component of the diet. The phrase describes a class of six chemically related substances known as “vitamers” that can switch between different forms in biological systems. Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, its active form, is a cofactor in over 140 enzyme processes related to the metabolism of lipids,…
What is Magnesium? Magnesium is an atomic number twelve element with the symbol Mg. It is a low-density, low melting point, and highly reactive metal that has a glossy gray color. Similar to other alkaline earth metals (group 2 of the periodic table), it is virtually always in the +2 oxidation state and only occurs…
What is Calcium? Calcium is a reactive alkaline earth metal that, in the presence of air, generates a dark oxide-nitride layer. The atomic number of calcium is 20, and its symbol is Ca. It is an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in various biological processes within the human body. Its heavier homologs, strontium,…
