WK:11 Key Words

Question 1

Anemia

Answer 1

The reduction in the mass circulating blood cells and subsequently reduced haemoglobin levels

Question 2

Bioavailability

Answer 2

: Refers to a mineral that is unbound and must remain unbound ( also calledstate) to be absorbed

Question 3

Hypochromic

Answer 3

Indicates pale red blood cells on microscopic examination

Question 4

Kwashiorkor

Answer 4

Protein deprivation in persons consuming adequate carbohydrates

Question 5

Lacteal

Answer 5

Lymphatic channel within each small intestinal villus, critical for the absorption of fats.

Question 6

Lanugo

Answer 6

A fine downy hair that covers the body in some patients with anorexia nervosa

Question 7

Macronutrient

Answer 7

Nutrient category of proteins, carbohydrates and fats

Question 8

Malabsorption

Answer 8

Indicates a lack of movement of specific nutrients across the
gastrointestinal mucosa

Question 9

Marasmus

Answer 9

A condition of starvation related to deprivation of all food

Question 10

Microcytic

Answer 10

Cells are small
- the term is often used to describe small red blood cells in certain types of anemia

Question 11

Micronutrient

Answer 11

Nutrient category of vitamins and minerals

Question 12

Nutrient

Answer 12

A food or liquid that supplies the body with the chemicals needed for metabolism

Question 13

Obesity

Answer 13

A state of excessive body fat in which the body mass index is greater than 30 kg/m2

Question 14

Overnutrition

Answer 14

A state of excessive exposure to nutrients

Question 15

Undernutrition

Answer 15

A lack of intake of nutrients most often related to inadequate calorie consumption, inadequate intake of essential vitamins and minerals
- or problems with digestion, absorption, or distribution of nutrients in the body

Question 16

Overweight

Answer 16

Defined as a body mass index between 25 and 30 kg/m2

Question 17

Pica (Pagophagia)

Answer 17

the compulsion to eat ice or non-food substances such as dirt or clay

Question 18

Poikilocytosis

Answer 18

The irregular shape of red blood cells are iron deficient.

Question 19

Satiety

Answer 19

A feeling of gastric fullness, usually associated with eating

Question 20

Vitamin

Answer 20

Micronutrient organic substances that the body is unable to manufacture and therefore must consume

Question 21

Mortality

Answer 21

The death rate resulting from a disease

Question 22

Staging

Answer 22

A process of classifying the extent or spread of the disease from the site of origin

Question 23

Debridement

Answer 23

A process of mechanically removing debris, including necrotic tissue, from a wound

Question 24

Hypochromic

Answer 24

Indicates pale red blood cells on microscopic examination

Question 25

Erythema

Answer 25

Redness caused by increased blood flow to the tissue

Question 26

Endemic

Answer 26

A condition in which the incidence and prevalence are stable and predictable

Question 27

Paracrine

Answer 27

Hormone effect restricted to the local environment

Question 28

Cancer

Answer 28

A term used to describe highly invasive and destructive neoplasms

Question 29

Ulcer

Answer 29

Circumscribed, open, craterlike lesion of the skin or mucous membranes

Question 30

Esptropia

Answer 30

Suppression of one visual images by the brain, preserving normal vision

Question 31

Seeding

Answer 31

A form of direct extension where neoplastic proliferation occurs within peritoneal and pleural cavities surrounding the affected tissue or organ

Question 32

Incidence

Answer 32

The rate of occurrence of a health condition at any given time

Question 33

Metastases

Answer 33

Process that occurs when neoplasms are spread to distant sites often by way of the lymphatics or blood vessels