How does excess nitrogen affect the body?

Answer 1

The question is extremely vague. Elemental nitrogen is essentially harmless except in one way: if it gets into the bloodstream, it can cause an air embolism ... a bubble in the blood that can result in a stroke or a heart attack. Normally this isn't a problem, but if a person is breathing air at high pressures, some of the nitrogen will dissolve in the blood. As long as it stays dissolved, it's still fine, but if the pressure is suddenly lowered, some of the nitrogen can come out of solution, and then you've got trouble. Nitrogen-containing compounds include far too wide a range of materials to even begin to discuss what problems they could cause. Many of them are perfectly innocuous... all proteins contain nitrogen, for example. Some of them are not at all innocuous ... rattlesnake venom is a protein.

Answer 2

Excess nitrogen in the body can lead to a condition called nitrogen narcosis, where it impairs cognitive function and decision-making abilities, similar to alcohol intoxication. In Scuba diving, it can also contribute to decompression sickness, known as "the bends," where nitrogen bubbles form in the bloodstream and tissues due to rapid pressure changes.

Answer 3

Nitrogen is taken into the body in food, it is used to build the amino acids which make protein in your body.

Nitrogen gas is inert (does not react) but if it is inhaled under pressure it can cause the bends and nitrogen narcosis.

Answer 4

Nitrogen helps the formation of protiens!! =)

Answer 5

if too little nitrogen is in the human body, your body will tend to feed off of muscle.

Answer 6

Because the nitrogen bubbles that cause DCS can affect any of the body's tissues, including the blood, bones, nerves, and muscles, many kinds of symptoms are possible.

Answer 7

you can explode