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1
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Needed for the production of thyroid hormone

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Iodine

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2
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What are the 2 type of Iron

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Heme Iron
Non-Heme Iron

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3
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how much manganese an adult have

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10-20 mg

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4
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Found primarily in bones and teeth

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Flourine

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5
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what are the Gr.1 Major Minerals

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calcuim
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine

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6
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raises abnormally low fasting blood sugar levels and improves faulty uptake of sugar by body tissue

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Chromium

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7
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an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland

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Goiter

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8
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what are the Gr.3 Other trace minerals

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Flourine
Selenium
Chromium
Vanadium

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9
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an element required for thyroxine synthesis

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Iodine

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10
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Concentrated in the liver and kidneys

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Manganese

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11
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Pertain to the elements in their simple inorganic form

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Minerals

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12
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hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland and that the function of the male or female gonads

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Gonadotropin

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13
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its participates in the detoxification reation

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Sulfur

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14
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helps in the bone formation

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Copper

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15
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dependent on the soil content where the food source is grown

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Selenium

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16
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Enhances wound healing and helps maintain a normal sense of taste

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Zinc

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17
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Maintains fluid and electrolyte balance

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Potassium

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18
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also known as humangrowth hormone

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Growth hormone or somatotropin

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19
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increases the storage of thiamine

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Manganese

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20
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how many gm does potassium have

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2-6

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21
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it participates in muscular contraction and relaxation

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Calcium

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22
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stimulates the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol in the liver

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chromium

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23
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Necessary for hemoglobin formation

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Iron

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24
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Promotes blood coagulation

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Calcium

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25
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essential in cellular metabolism

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Magnesium

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26
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small amount in tissue ;retina,bones and salivary glands

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Manganese

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27
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its activates enzyme

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Sulfur

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28
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is a hormone produce in the anterior or front pituitary gland in the brain

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ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)

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29
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A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver

30
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maintains fluid and electrolyte balance and acid-base balance

31
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body loses heat faster than it can produce heat

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Hypothermia

32
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acts as regulator of enzyme activities in the body

33
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though all tissues in the body contains traces of copper,large amount are found in the liver,brain,heart,and kidney

34
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a steriod hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexuak characteristic,produced mainly in the testes,but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

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Testosterone

35
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When there s an excessive loss of chloride ions from the gastric secretions due to vomiting diarrhea,or tube drainage

36
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Necessary for RBC formation (folic acid)

37
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caused by iron deficiency

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Chronic mictocytic anemia

38
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Responsible for maintaining acid-base balance

39
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What is Non-heme Iron

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Found in cereals,vegetables and eggs

40
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A genetically transmitted disease in which px. absorbs unusally large amount of iron and store them in tissue that normally do not store iron

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Hemocromatosis

41
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a component of glutathione peroxidase (GP)

42
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what are the Gr.2 :Trace Minerals

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Iron
Copper
Iodine
Manganese
Cobalt
Zinc
Molybdeum

43
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reduces or prevents the effects vitamin E deficiency

44
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Maintain protein structure

45
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its also known as hepatolenticular degeneration and progressive lenticular degeneration

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Wilson’s Disease

46
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is required in nerve transmission and regulation of the heartbeat

47
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its involved in the appetite crystal formation of teeth enamel-may contribute to resistance to dental decay

48
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A component of bones and teeth and every cell

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Phosphorus

49
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Serves as a carrier of oxygen needed for cellular respiration

50
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Constituent of Vitamin B12

51
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Its essential in the formation of hemoglobin

52
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an excessive urine excretion of amino acid cystine due to hereditary defect in tubular reabsorption

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Cystinuria

53
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Is a naturally occuring organic compound also found in plants

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Oxalic Acid

54
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it participates in muscular contraction and relaxation

55
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responsible for maintaining fluid balance

56
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Acts as muscle relaxant

57
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Acts as catalyst of number of enzymes necessary in glucose and fat metabolism

58
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What is Heme Iron

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found only in Meat

59
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How many minerals elements -known to be essential

60
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Is a rare genetic disorder that causes copper poisoning in the body

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Wilson’s Disease

61
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Constituent of human tissue

62
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Only trace amounts are found in the body

63
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Excessive accumulation of copper in the body

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Wilson’s disease

64
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Important in photosynthetic reaction in plants

65
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Is a plant’s storage form of the essential minerals phosphorous

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Phytic Acid

66
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an abnormally low level of muscle tone

67
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excessive amount of Fe in the body

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Hemosiderosis

68
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it helps keep your blood sugar level from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglyvemia))

69
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it’s essential part of many enzyme systems responsible for the transfer of energy

70
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integral part of various enzyme molecules

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Molybdenum

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