Minerals

Question 1

What regulates Ca levels in the blood?

Answer 1

vitamin D
parathyroid hormone
calcitonin

Question 2

Deficiency signs of Ca

Answer 2

rickets
osteomalacia
milk fever

Question 3

Where is P found in the body?

Answer 3

hydroxyapatite (bone)
phospholipid membrane
nucleotides

Question 4

Deficiency signs of P

Answer 4

rickets
pica

Question 5

Deficiency signs of magnesium

Answer 5

grass tetany
osteoporosis
weak and crooked legs
kidney necrosis

Question 6

Signs of magnesium toxicity

Answer 6

reduced feed intake
diarrhea
cardiac and respiratory distress
loss of reflexes

Question 7

Na/K ATPase pump

Answer 7

pumps 3 Na out of the cell
pumps 2 K into the cell

Question 8

What does Cl do?

Answer 8

works with bicarbonate to balance Na in the extracellular fluid

Question 9

What amino acids contain sulfur?

Answer 9

methionine and cysteine

Question 10

Sulfur toxicity signs

Answer 10

polioencahphalomacia

Question 11

What body part is iodine concentrated in?

Answer 11

thyroid

Question 12

Deficency signs of Zn

Answer 12

decreased wound healing
parakeratosis
anorexia
impaired glucose tolerance

Question 13

Where is the majority of iron found?

Answer 13

hemoglobin or myoglobin

Question 14

How many ppm can Se be added to diets?

Answer 14

0.3 ppm