Micronutrients Flashcards
Formation of RBCs
Iron
Formation and maturation of RBCs
Prevent NTD
Folate
Works on mental ability and IQ
Iodine
Normal growth and development
Zinc
For vision and maintenance of mucous membrane
Vitamin A
Source of Iron
Internal organs, liver, dark leafy greens
It occur when the neural tube does not close properly.
Neural Tube Defects
A birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed through an opening in the back.
Spina bifida
A serious birth defect in which a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull
Anencephaly
Infants with this disorder are born without a forebrain (the front part of the brain) and a cerebrum (the thinking and coordinating part of the brain). The remaining brain tissue is often exposed–not covered by bone or skin.
Anencephaly
Will a baby who has anencephaly can survive?
Most of them are stillborn, but if they are able to survive birth it is after a few hours or days .
Deficiency in Iodine can lead to?
Cretinism and Goiter
It is a syndrome of both neurological and physical parameters with mental and growth retardation resulting from the deficiency of thyroid hormones during foetal and early life.
Cretinism
Source of Iodine
Seafoods, seashells, fish
Growth failure
Zinc
