Minerals

Question 1

Calcium

Answer 1

bone, fluid balance, second signalling molecule, deficiency leads to rickets, poor blood clotting, and osteoporosis. to much leads to kidney stones and metastatic deposits

Question 2

Pottasium

Answer 2

fluid balance, nerve impulses, muscle contractions, deficiency leads to irregular heartbeat

Question 3

Phosphorus

Answer 3

ATP, RNA, DNA, phospholipids

Question 4

Sulphur

Answer 4

methione, cysteine

Question 5

sodium

Answer 5

fluid balance, and too much can lead to hypertension

Question 6

chloride

Answer 6

fluid and acid (HCl)

Question 7

magnesium

Answer 7

bone and ATP stabilisation, immune system, nerve impulses and teeth, laxative and cramps

Question 8

Iron

Answer 8

heamoglobbin, cytochrome, deficiency leads to anaemia and pica and too much leads to haemochromatosis

Question 9

Zinc

Answer 9

Insulin, wound healing and immune reactions

Question 10

Copper

Answer 10

anaemaia, oxidative phosphorylation, and deficency leads to menke’s disease and too much can lead to wilson’s disease, the ATP7a is important

Question 11

Mangenese

Answer 11

Photosynthesis and glucognein

Question 12

Iodine

Answer 12

T3 and T4

Question 13

Selenium

Answer 13

Glutothione peroxidase, T3 and T4, deficiency can lead to Keshan disease

Question 14

Chromium

Answer 14

helps with diabetes pervention

Question 15

Molybdenum

Answer 15

Several enzyme

Question 16

Cobolt

Answer 16

B12

Question 17

Flouride

Answer 17

Teeth protection