Minerals: Trace Minerals Flashcards
hemoglobin and myoglobin formation
iron
found only in meat and is more efficiently absorbed by the body
heme iron
comes from iron-containing foods
non-heme iron
anemia
iron deficiency
hemosiderosis
excessive in iron
formation of hemoglobin
copper
depigmentation of skin and hair, CNS abnormalities, hypotonia, hypothermia, chronic microcytic anemia, skeletal mineralization in infants and children
copper deficiency
wilson’s disease
copper exessive
needed for the production of thyroid hormone. required for the synthesis of thyroxine
iodine
hyperthyroidism, goiter, cretinism, myxedema
iodine deficiency
enlargement of the thyroid gland
goiter
caused by insufficient iodine intake of the mother during pregnancy which deprives the fetal of the nutrient and the baby born becomes a creitin
cretinism
adults who have had problems with low iodine intake throughout their childhood and adolescence
myxedema
activator of a number of metabolic reactions, increases storage of thiamine
manganese
constituents of Vit b12, RBC formation, normal functioning of all cells
cobalt
pernicious anemia
cobalt deficiency
polycythemia or increase in the number of RBC and hyperplasia of bone marrow
cobalt excess
cellular functions, RNA, hormone, wound healing, and helps maintain a normal sense of taste
zinc
slow growth, alopecia, disturbances in the keratinization process in the skin and esophagus, hypospermia, delayed sexual maturation, white cell defects, night blindness
zinc deficiency
integral part of the various enzyme molecules
molybdenum
headache, irritability, night blindness, letargy, coma, abnormal metabolism of sulfur containing amino acids, abnormal degradation of nucleic acids
molybdenum deficiency
forms more stable compound in the dentine and enamel of the teeth, treatment of osteoporosis
Fluorine
