medical/ biological
Does the element have a biological function? What is it?
Yes: a small amount of iodine in the human body is needed to maintain chemical processes (metabolism) in cells. It is also needed in the thyroid gland to produce hormones so the gland does not swell. The swelling caused by iodine deficiency is called a goiter. Iodine is also essential for growth and the nervous system.
What is the nutritional souce of this element?
Iodine helps ensure proper thyroid gland function because it regulates the metabolism in every cell of the body. Iodine deficiancy can cause very serious health problems. Symptoms of iodine deficiancy include goiter, fatigue, weakness, depression, and weight gain.
Is it used in medicine? How and why?
Yes; for disinfectants before a medical procedure, vitamin supplements for people with iodine deficiancy (uncommon in USA), destroying the thyroid in people with thyroid cancer, as an antiseptic, and in the treatment of cancer. It is applied to the skin to kill germs. In caner, it is applied to the mouth to prevent soreness in the mouth caused by chemotherepy. It can also treat diabetic ulcers.
What types of comounds and chemical reactions is it found or used in? What is the purpose of these compounds?
Iodine is used to test for starch, indicate chemical reactions, to stain the cell walls of plants and bacteria, as a catalyst, and in water purification. It is also found in animal feed. The purpose of these compounds are to increase health and become closer to science (scienctists can use iodine as a catalyst, used to speed up or slow down chemical reactions, to see how it reacts with different substances and improve the medical field). Humco Iodide Tincture Declorized Antispetic is a compound used to prevent infections for minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
How is it administered?
Iodine is put into most table salt to prevent thyroid disease. In thyroid disease, it is administered as pills.
Yes: a small amount of iodine in the human body is needed to maintain chemical processes (metabolism) in cells. It is also needed in the thyroid gland to produce hormones so the gland does not swell. The swelling caused by iodine deficiency is called a goiter. Iodine is also essential for growth and the nervous system.
What is the nutritional souce of this element?
Iodine helps ensure proper thyroid gland function because it regulates the metabolism in every cell of the body. Iodine deficiancy can cause very serious health problems. Symptoms of iodine deficiancy include goiter, fatigue, weakness, depression, and weight gain.
Is it used in medicine? How and why?
Yes; for disinfectants before a medical procedure, vitamin supplements for people with iodine deficiancy (uncommon in USA), destroying the thyroid in people with thyroid cancer, as an antiseptic, and in the treatment of cancer. It is applied to the skin to kill germs. In caner, it is applied to the mouth to prevent soreness in the mouth caused by chemotherepy. It can also treat diabetic ulcers.
What types of comounds and chemical reactions is it found or used in? What is the purpose of these compounds?
Iodine is used to test for starch, indicate chemical reactions, to stain the cell walls of plants and bacteria, as a catalyst, and in water purification. It is also found in animal feed. The purpose of these compounds are to increase health and become closer to science (scienctists can use iodine as a catalyst, used to speed up or slow down chemical reactions, to see how it reacts with different substances and improve the medical field). Humco Iodide Tincture Declorized Antispetic is a compound used to prevent infections for minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
How is it administered?
Iodine is put into most table salt to prevent thyroid disease. In thyroid disease, it is administered as pills.