Minerals

Question 1

Minerals that require greater than 100 milligrams per day are called

Answer 1

Major minerals

Question 2

Minerals with a daily requirement of less than 100 milligrams per day are called

Answer 2

Trace minerals

Question 3

What is the major source of minerals in our diet

Answer 3

Animal products

Question 4

What is the major positive ion found outside cells?

Answer 4

Sodium

Question 5

2 functions of sodium

Answer 5

Fluid balance and nerve impulse transmission

Question 6

What disorder is associated with consuming excesss sodium

Answer 6

Hypertension

Question 7

What is the major positive ion found inside cells

Answer 7

Potassium

Question 8

What is the name of low blood potassium

Answer 8

Hypokalemia

Question 9

What is the major negative ion found outside the cells

Answer 9

Chloride

Question 10

What does Chloride do

Answer 10

Digestion as part of stomach acid & immune & nerve function

Question 11

Functions of Calcium (5)

Answer 11

Bone structure, blood clotting, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, cell metabolism

Question 12

What is calcium absorption enhanced by

Answer 12

Stomach acid and Vitamin D hormone

Question 13

What does phosphorus do

Answer 13

Aids in enzyme function & Forms a key part in metabolic compounds, cell membranes, bones

Question 14

Food sources for Magnesium

Answer 14

Plants

Question 15

Which type of Iron is better absorbed

Answer 15

Heme Iron from animals

Question 16

What aids in nonheme iron absorption

Answer 16

Vitamin C & Heme Iron

Question 17

Function of Iron

Answer 17

Synthesizing hemoglobin y myoglobin and action of the immune system.

Question 18

What is Iron deficiency called

Answer 18

Anemia

Question 19

What does anemia do

Answer 19

Decreases the amount of oxygen carried by the blood

Question 20

A genetic order that results in iron toxicity

Answer 20

Hemochromatosis

Question 21

Zincs function

Answer 21

Aids in the action of 200 enzymes

Question 22

Good sources of zinc

Answer 22

Seafood, beef, seed and grains

Question 23

Function of Selenium

Answer 23

Deceases free-radicals

Question 24

Selenium acts along with ______ in providing antioxidant protection

Answer 24

Vitamin E

Question 25

Iodine forms part of ______

Answer 25

Thyroid hormones

Question 26

Function of copper

Answer 26

Iron metabolism, cross-linking connective tissue, and enzymes that provide antioxidant protection

Question 27

Copper deficiency can result in a form of _____

Answer 27

Anemia

Question 28

Function of chromium

Answer 28

Aids in the action of hormone insulin

Question 29

Chromium deficiency results in….

Answer 29

Impaired blood glucose control

Question 30

Manganese and molybdenum are which kind of minerals

Answer 30

Trace

Question 31

Hypertension is defined as …

Answer 31

Prolonged systolic pressure exceeding 130mmHg o diastolic blood pressure exceeding 80 mmHg

Question 32

Factors that can affect vitamin content of food

Answer 32

Processing; exposure to heat, light, oxygen