Trace/UT Minerals-Misc

Question 1

HEME IRON (Fe) is ________ (more/less) absorbed than NON-HEME IRON

Answer 1

more

Question 2

HEME IRON and NON-HEME IRON are BOTH absorbed by __________

Answer 2

facilitated diffusion

Question 3

HEME IRON is absorbed by FACILITATED DIFFUSION BY ________, and the IRON is released via ________

Answer 3

Hcp 1 (heme carrier protein)
heme oxygenase

Question 4

NON-HEME IRON is absorbed by FACILITATED DIFFUSION by ________, which will be anything with ________

Answer 4

DMT

anything with a 2+ charge

Question 5

NON-HEME IRON is digested by ________, which requires ________

Answer 5

ferrireductase

vit. C

Question 6

IRON (Fe) is transported OUT of the ENTEROCYTE by ________, which uses ________

Answer 6

ferroportin

copper (Cu)

Question 7

IRON (Fe) is transported in the BLOOD by ________

Answer 7

transferrin

Question 8

IRON (Fe) is stored by the protein ________, which is found in ________ (4)

Answer 8

ferritin 
spleen
liver
bone marrow 
enterocyte

Question 9

ZINC (Zn) causes a DECREASED absorption of ________ (2)

Answer 9

folic acid

* supplements