Olympics 2 Flashcards
a 62 year old woman who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day and whose food intake records revel a minimal intake of vitamin c fooods is most likely to be at risk for
easy bruising and pinpoint hemorrhages
a basic mechanism for body hydration IS
THIRST
a deficen of vitamin a May result in what
night blindness
a folic acid deficient induces a form of anemia called
megaloblastic anemia
a food that enhances nonheme iron absorption is
orange juice
a patient who is experiencing severe diarrhea and vomiting would have
increased body water requirements
a person is most likely to have a high body water content if he or she is
body builder
a young women who is interested in becoming pregnant should be counseled on healthy eating choices especially regarding folate rich foods which may help prevent
neural tube defects
a potassium deficiency is
food poising
a vitamin d deficiency in growing children that results in the malformation of skeletal tissue especially for the long bones is referred to as
Ricketts
an athelete who increses his or her intake of pasta will also increase his need for
thiamin
a vitamin that behaves more like a hormone Then a vitamin is
D
an alcoholic is most likely to be deficient in
thiamin
an acid has a PH
lower then 7
an example of a cat ion is
sodium
an example of on an electrolyte
potassium
an important function of soduim is
water balance acid balance muscle action and nutritent absorbtio
an important function of vitamin A
help form rhodopsin
cation primarly responsible for controlling body water distribution.
sodium and potassium
chloride is incorparted into
gastric secretions
fishy liver oils are a good source of
Vitamin D
minerals are
elements
for osmosis to occur there must be
semipermeable membrane
for a compound to be classified as a vitamin it must
perform a vital function
functions of water in the body include
temperature control
msot of the body sodium is found in
water outside cells
plasma proteins and electrolytes are examples of solutes
found in the body fluids that influence the movement water
oral rehydration therapy is prefer over intravenous therapy for fluid replacement caused by diarrhea because it
is more readily available
processed foods supply a large percent of what mineral
sodium
the factors most responsible for regulating calcium Absorbtion from food are
vitamin D hormone calcitonin and Parara thyroid hormone
the b vitamin predominantly found in foods and animal organs is
cobalamin
synthesis of the active horamal form of vitamin D is the result of the combined action
skin liver kidney
spinach carrots and sweet potato’s are good sources of
beta carotene
recommended intakes for vitamin D are difficulty to establish because
exposure ro sunlight varies
the electrolyte present in the most abundance in gastric digestive fluid
chloride
the disease associated with niacin deficiency
pellagra
the faT Soluble vitamin responsible for the synthesis of blood clotting factors by the liver is vitamin
k
the function of all B complex vitamins is to
function as coenzymes
the hormone that conserves body water is
antidiuretic hormone
the hormone responsible for promoting conservation of sodium in the kidney is
aldosterone
the kidney clean blood by
filtration
the kidneys must excrete water in the urine because
water provides the vehicle for excretion of waste products
the last organ involved in the production of the physiologically active form of vitamin D
kidney
the main function of fluoride is to
prevent dental caries
the main dietary source of iodine is
iodized table salt
the major mineral in water inside cells is
potassium
the organic molecule respobiule for creating colloidal osmotic pressure
protein
the person most at risk for developing osteoporosis is a
35 year old woman who has sustained multiple trauma and is bedridden
the person most at risk for vitamin d deficiency is
62-year-old who never goes outside
the primary function vitamin D is to regulate the Absorbtion and metabolism of the minerals
calcium and phosphorus
the term extracellular fluid includes
plasma and tissue secreations
the three bgoy systems that can be affected by a thiamin deficiency are
he nervous cardio vascular and gastrointestinal systems
the two minerals that occur in the extracellurar fluid and regulate water balane are
sodium and chloride
the two minerals that occur in the are outside cells and regulate water balance are
sodium and chloride
the vitamin most closely assocityrted with protein metabolism is
pyridoxine
the vitamin C that is destroyed byt the light
riboflavin
the ways in which water solutes move across the membrane include
diffusion and filtration
there is ametabolic partner ship between vitamin E
selenium
Two foods that are commonly fortifed with vitamin D are
milkn and margarine
trace minerals are called trace elements becasue they are
found in small quaintness in the body
tratment for diarrhea in children is to
give an age approipt diet along with oral fluids that contain SODIUM POTASSIUM SUGAR AND SODIUM BICARBONATE
water retention would be the result. of which of the following hormones
the antidiuretic hormone
vitamin D deficiency is associated with
scurvy
water formed metabolism comes from
the oxidation of nutrient’s in cells
what is the most important source of riboflavin in the U.S
milk
vitamin E protects membranes because it acts as
antioxident
what is an example of a substance that can pass through a capillary membrane?
glucose
which of the following foods would be the most important assist with thyroxine and synthesis
iodized table salt
which of the following diet can help endure adequate the balanced vitamin intake
a varied diet composed of all food groups eaten in moderate portions
what is predominant regulator of circulating blood volume
plasma proteins
