: About Me

Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen are the main elements found inside the human body. I find it amazing that 63% of the human body is composed of just one element: oxygen. Perhaps this should not be surprising, since a lot of this oxygen is tied up in water and water composes around 70% of the human body. Water itself is essential to keep the body hydrated, but it also plays an absolutely vital role in respiration. Oxygen is known as 'the final electron acceptor' in the process of respiration. Respiration is the process which makes ATP and ATP (adeninetriosephosphate) is the substance w...