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