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Needed for the production of thyroid hormone

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Iodine

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What are the 2 type of Iron

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Heme Iron
Non-Heme Iron

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how much manganese an adult have

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10-20 mg

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Found primarily in bones and teeth

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Flourine

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what are the Gr.1 Major Minerals

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calcuim
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine

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raises abnormally low fasting blood sugar levels and improves faulty uptake of sugar by body tissue

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Chromium

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an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland

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Goiter

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what are the Gr.3 Other trace minerals

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Flourine
Selenium
Chromium
Vanadium

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an element required for thyroxine synthesis

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Iodine

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Concentrated in the liver and kidneys

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Manganese

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Pertain to the elements in their simple inorganic form

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Minerals

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hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland and that the function of the male or female gonads

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Gonadotropin

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its participates in the detoxification reation

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Sulfur

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helps in the bone formation

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Copper

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15
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dependent on the soil content where the food source is grown

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Selenium

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Enhances wound healing and helps maintain a normal sense of taste

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Zinc

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Maintains fluid and electrolyte balance

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Potassium

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18
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also known as humangrowth hormone

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Growth hormone or somatotropin

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increases the storage of thiamine

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Manganese

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20
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how many gm does potassium have

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2-6

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21
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it participates in muscular contraction and relaxation

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Calcium

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stimulates the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol in the liver

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chromium

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Necessary for hemoglobin formation

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Iron

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Promotes blood coagulation

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Calcium

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essential in cellular metabolism
Magnesium
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small amount in tissue ;retina,bones and salivary glands
Manganese
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its activates enzyme
Sulfur
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is a hormone produce in the anterior or front pituitary gland in the brain
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
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A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver
Glucagons
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maintains fluid and electrolyte balance and acid-base balance
Chlorine
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body loses heat faster than it can produce heat
Hypothermia
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acts as regulator of enzyme activities in the body
Zinc
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though all tissues in the body contains traces of copper,large amount are found in the liver,brain,heart,and kidney
Copper
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a steriod hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexuak characteristic,produced mainly in the testes,but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
Testosterone
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When there s an excessive loss of chloride ions from the gastric secretions due to vomiting diarrhea,or tube drainage
Alkalosis
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Necessary for RBC formation (folic acid)
Cobalt
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caused by iron deficiency
Chronic mictocytic anemia
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Responsible for maintaining acid-base balance
Sodium
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What is Non-heme Iron
Found in cereals,vegetables and eggs
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A genetically transmitted disease in which px. absorbs unusally large amount of iron and store them in tissue that normally do not store iron
Hemocromatosis
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a component of glutathione peroxidase (GP)
Selenium
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what are the Gr.2 :Trace Minerals
Iron Copper Iodine Manganese Cobalt Zinc Molybdeum
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reduces or prevents the effects vitamin E deficiency
Selenium
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Maintain protein structure
Sulfur
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its also known as hepatolenticular degeneration and progressive lenticular degeneration
Wilson's Disease
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is required in nerve transmission and regulation of the heartbeat
Calcium
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its involved in the appetite crystal formation of teeth enamel-may contribute to resistance to dental decay
Vanadium
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A component of bones and teeth and every cell
Phosphorus
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Serves as a carrier of oxygen needed for cellular respiration
Iron
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Constituent of Vitamin B12
Cobalt
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Its essential in the formation of hemoglobin
Copper
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an excessive urine excretion of amino acid cystine due to hereditary defect in tubular reabsorption
Cystinuria
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Is a naturally occuring organic compound also found in plants
Oxalic Acid
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it participates in muscular contraction and relaxation
Calcium
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responsible for maintaining fluid balance
Sodium
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Acts as muscle relaxant
Potassium
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Acts as catalyst of number of enzymes necessary in glucose and fat metabolism
Manganese
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What is Heme Iron
found only in Meat
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How many minerals elements -known to be essential
21
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Is a rare genetic disorder that causes copper poisoning in the body
Wilson's Disease
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Constituent of human tissue
Vanadium
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Only trace amounts are found in the body
Cobalt
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Excessive accumulation of copper in the body
Wilson's disease
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Important in photosynthetic reaction in plants
Magnesium
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Is a plant's storage form of the essential minerals phosphorous
Phytic Acid
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an abnormally low level of muscle tone
Hypotonia
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excessive amount of Fe in the body
Hemosiderosis
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it helps keep your blood sugar level from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglyvemia))
Insulin
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it's essential part of many enzyme systems responsible for the transfer of energy
Magnesium
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integral part of various enzyme molecules
Molybdenum

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