By Michelle Andrews. + More. This week's report linking higher blood sugar levels with lower brain function in people with type 2 diabetes probably sent many people to their computers to research ways to reduce their A1C levels, a measurement of average blood sugar over time.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Anion means the ion has a negative charge. The most common extracellular anion in the human body is chlorine. Most common cations are sodium, potassium, and calcium.
a chemical element, atomic number 11, atomic weight 22.990, symbol Na. (See Appendix 6.) Sodium is the major cation of the extracellular fluid, constituting 90 to 95 per cent of all cations in the blood plasma and interstitial fluid; it thus determines the osmolality of the extracellular fluid.