Jeopardy Review Flashcards
A special fluid to help clean wounds:
Exudate
The % of your body weight that is water:
50-70%
The water you get when you break down carbohydrates, fat, or protein for energy:
Metabolic water
This is the electrolyte that moves into nerve cells in a wave when an electrical nerve signal is sent:
Sodium
This is what electrolytes are:
Charged Ions, Minerals that are dissolved in fluid that carry a positive or negative charge
The fluid found inside cells is also known by this more scientific name:
Intracellular Fluid
This mineral is needed for bone health and as a cofactor for enzymes that are needed to use energy, build DNA and proteins:
Magnesium
The role of phosphorus in bone health:
Part of hydroxyapatite crystals, which makes bones strong
These are the three organs needed to make active vitamin D from the sun:
- The Skin
- The Liver
- The Kidneys
Too much of this nutrient results in calcium being deposited on the organs:
Vitamin D
Two foods high in calcium:
- broccoli
- almonds
- milk
- cheese
- yoghurt
- tofu
- kale
Whole grains and pork are good sources of this vitamin:
Thiamin (B1)
This is how water soluble vitamins are absorbed in the intestines:
- by active transport or by facilitated diffusion
This function is common to all B vitamins:
They are all involved in energy metabolism
This condition is caused by vitamin C deficiency:
Scurvy
This is how vitamin C quenches free radicals:
It donates electrons to the free radicals
This vitamin is the main antioxidant that works in the fatty parts of our body like cell membranes:
Vitamin E
This is how vitamin E helps to protect you against cardiovascular disease:
It keeps LDL particles in the lining of the blood vessels from being oxidized
The process of immature stem cells becoming adult cells with a specific function:
Cell differentiation
Carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, spinach, squash, and sweet potatoes are good sources of this nutrient:
Beta-Carotene
This vitamin is important for vision. It is needed to make opsin in the retina work:
Vitamin A
Definition of a trace mineral:
Less than 100mg per day
This is how cyanide kills you:
it attaches to the iron in cytochromes and stops energy and metabolism
The type of anemia seen in iron deficiency:
Microcytic (and hypochronic) anemia (Iron deficiency anemia)