Nutrition

Question 1

Source of calcium

Answer 1

Dairy foods, beans, cabbage

Question 2

Function of calcium

Answer 2

1. Constituent of bones, enamel

2. Required for clotting of blood, muscle contractions

Question 3

Deficiency disease of calcium

Answer 3

1. Rickets: poor skeletal growth

Question 4

Deficiency diseases of sodium

Answer 4

Muscular cramps

Nerve impulses don’t get transported

Question 5

Source of sodium

Answer 5

Table salt

Question 6

Function of sodium

Answer 6

1. Regulates acid-base equilibrium

Question 7

Sources of iron

Answer 7

Whole cereals, fish, nut, egg yolk, liver, kidney

Question 8

Deficiency diseases of sodium

Answer 8

Muscular cramps

Nerve impulses don’t get transpired

Question 9

Sources of iron

Answer 9

Whole cereals, fish, nut, egg yolk, liver, kidney

Question 10

Sources of iron

Answer 10

Whole cereals, fish, nut, egg yolk, liver, kidney

Question 11

Function of iron

Answer 11

Synthesis of hemoglobin associated with oxidation, reduction reactions

Question 12

Deficiency diseases of iron

Answer 12

Anemia (deficiency of hemoglobin in blood)

Question 13

Source of iodine

Answer 13

Iodized salt, water, seafoods

Question 14

Source of iodine

Answer 14

Iodized salt, water, seafoods

Question 15

Function of iodine

Answer 15

Component of thyroxin hormone secreted by thyroid gland

Question 16

Deficiency diseases of iodine

Answer 16

Goitre, cretinism in children (poor mental and physical growth)

Question 17

Fat soluble vitamins

Answer 17

Vitamins that can be dissolved in fat and stored in the body

Include vitamins A D E K

Question 18

Water soluble vitamins

Answer 18

Vitamins that are stored in water reportedly

B complex and c

Question 19

Rich sources of vitamin a

Answer 19

Butter
Egg yolk
Liver
Milk

Question 20

Define vitamins

Answer 20

Chemical substances required in minute amounts to maintain healthy body

Question 21

Function of vitamin A

Answer 21

Promotes growth

Resists infection of skin

Question 22

Scientific Name of vitamin A

Answer 22

Retinol

Question 23

Deficiency diseases of vitamin A

Answer 23

Night blindness

Xerophthal( dryness of cornea + ulceration)

Question 24

Source of vitamin D

Answer 24

Fish liver oils
Milk
Eggs
Produced by UV in skin

Question 24

Source of vitamin D

Answer 24

Fish liver oils Milk Eggs Produced by UV in skin

Question 25

Function of vitamin D

Answer 25

Helps body use phosphorous, calcium to form bones and teeth

Question 26

Deficiency diseases of vitamin D

Answer 26

Rickets(bones lack Ca and become soft) | Osteomalachia adults

Question 27

scientific name of vitamin D

Answer 27

Calciferol

Question 28

Scientific name of vitamin E

Answer 28

Tocopherol

Question 29

Sources of vitamin E

Answer 29

Meat milk whole wheat

Question 30

Functions of vitamin E

Answer 30

Prevents oxidation of vitamin A

Question 31

Deficiency diseases of vitamin E

Answer 31

Sterility in rats

Question 32

Scientific name of vit K

Answer 32

Phylloquinone