Essential Nutrients - Vitamins, Minerals, Water (lesson 2)

Question 1

What is the general function of vitamins?

Answer 1

1) Maintain growth of body cells, tissue, organs
2) Metabolism which is chemical processes in body

Question 2

What are the two main groups of vitamins?

Answer 2

1) Fat soluble (A,D,E,K)

2) Water soluble (B,C)

Question 3

Is vitamins and minerals inorganic and organic?

Answer 3

Vitamins are organic and minerals are inorganic

Question 4

What are the functions of minerals?

Answer 4

1) Building mat for bod structures
2) Take part of them reaction
3) Take up 4% total weight, most of it is your skeleton

Question 5

What types of element are for bone structures?

Answer 5

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 6

How much water is your body weight, blood, muscles/tissues, and how much do you lose and how do you lose it?

Answer 6

Body weight 60%, blood 92%, muscles/tissues 80%, we lose 2.5L per day from exhaling, sweating and peeing

Question 7

What is osmoregulation?

Answer 7

Water balance that is managed by skin, lungs and kidneys.

Use hormone: ADH

Recommend daily of 1.5-2L of water per day

Question 8

What are the functions of water?

Answer 8

1) Homeostasis
2) Transport
3) Chemical processes
4) Gas exchange
5) Urine production
6) Lubrication
7) Cytoplasm