[sub Chapter 37] Vitamins and Minerals Flashcards

03/05/14, Quiz 2 (this deck covers the vitamin and mineral table from page 630 in the textbook) (49 cards)

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Common sources of vitamin A?

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(its precursor) comes from beta-carotene in yellow fruits, yellow or green leafy vegetables, fortified milk, egg yolk, fish, liver

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Common sources of vitamin D?

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Inactive form made in skin, activated in liver, kidneys, in fatty fish, egg yolk, fortified milk products

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Common sources of vitamin E?

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Whole grains, dark green vegetables, vegetable oils

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Common sources of vitamin K?

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Enterobacteria form most of it, also in green leafy vegetables, cabbage

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Common sources of vitamin B1?

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also known as thiamin Whole grains, green leafy vegetables, legumes, lean meats, eggs

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Common sources of vitamin B2?

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also known as riboflavin Whole grains, poultry, fish, egg white, milk

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Common sources of vitamin B3?

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also known as niacin Spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, meats

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Common sources of pantothenic aci?

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Many foods; meats, yeast, egg yolk specifically

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Common sources of folate? (folic acid)

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Dark green vegetables, whole grains, yeast, lean meats; entrobacteria produce some folate

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Common sources of vitamin B12?

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Poultry, fish, red meat, dairy foods (not butter)

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Common sources of biotin?

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Legumes, egg yolk; colon bacteria produce some

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Common sources of vitamin C?

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also known as ascorbic acid Fruits and vegetables, especially citrus, berries, cantaloupe, cabbage, broccoli, green pepper

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Common sources of calcium?

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Dairy products, dark green vegetables, dried legumes

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Common sources of chloride

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Table salt (usually too much in diet)

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Common sources of copper?

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Nuts, legumes, seafood, drinking water

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Common sources of fluorine?

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Fluoridated water, tea, seafood

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Common sources of iodine?

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Marine fish, shellfish, iodized salt, dairy products

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Common sources of iron?

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Whole grains, green leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, eggs, lean meat, molasses, dried fruit, shellfish

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Common sources of magnesium?

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Whole grains, legumes, nuts, dairy products

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Common sources of phosphorous?

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Whole grains, poultry, red meat

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Common sources of potassium?

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Diet alone provides ample amounts

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Common sources of sodium?

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Table salt, diet provides ample to excessive amounts

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Common sources of sulfur?

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Proteins in diet

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Common sources of zinc?

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Whole grains, legumes, nuts, meats, seafood

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What is the main function of vitamin A?
Used in synthesis of visual pigments, bone, teeth, maintains epithelia
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What is the main function of vitamin D?
Promotes bone growth and mineralization, enhances calcium absorption
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What is the main function of vitamin E?
Counters effects of free radicals, helps maintain cell membranes, blocks breakdown of vitamins A and C in gut
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What is the main function of vitamin K?
Blood clotting, ATP formation via electron tranport
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What is the main function of vitamin B1?
*also known as thiamin* Connective tissue formation, folate utilization, coenzyme action
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What is the main function of vitamin B2?
*also known as riboflavin* Coenzyme action
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What is the main function of vitamin B3?
*also known as niacin* Coenzyme action
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What is the main function of vitamin B6?
Coenzyme in amino acid metabolism
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What is the main function of pentothenic acid?
Coenzyme in glucose metabolism, fatty acid and steroid synthesis
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What is the main function of folate? (folic acid)
Coenzyme in nucleic acid and amino acid metabolism
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What is the main function of vitamin B12?
Coenzyme in nucleic acid metabolism
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What is the main function of biotin?
Coenzyme in fat, glycogen formation and in amino acid metabolism
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What is the main function of vitamin C?
*also known as ascorbic acid* Collagen synthesis; possibly inhibits effects of free radicals; structural role in bone, cartilage, and teeth; used in carbohydrate metabolism
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What is the main function of calcium?
Bone, tooth formation, blood clotting, neural and muscle action
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What is the main function of chloride?
HCl formation in stomach, contributes to body's acid-base balance, nueral action
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What is the main function of copper?
Used in synthesis of melanin, hemoglobin, and some transport chain components
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What is the main function of fluorine?
Bone, tooth maintenance
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What is the main function of iodine?
Thyroid hormone formation
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What is the main function of iron?
Formation of hemoglobin and cytochrom (transport chain component)
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What is the main function of magnesium?
Coenzyme role in ATP-ADP cycle, roles in muscle and nerve formation
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What is the main function of phosphorous?
Component of bone, teeth, nucleic acids, ATP, phospholipids
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What is the main function of potassium?
Muscle and neural function, roles in protein synthesis and body's acid-base balance
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What is the main function of sodium?
Key role in body's salt-water balance, roles in muscle and neural function
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What is the main function of sulfur?
Component of body proteins
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What is the main function of zinc?
Component of digestive enzymes, role in normal growth, wound healing, sperm formation, and taste and smell