Exam 12: The Major Minerals and Water

Use the following case study to answer questions These questions require comprehension of various sections of the chapter to answer, but are placed together here to keep them together with the Case Study: Yun Jung is a 56-year-old postmenopausal fashion designer from Korea. She is visiting the U.S. for the first time and is having a bit of a challenge adjusting to the food available. She admits she is not very active but does try to eat healthy. She has always been thin and is currently 5’ tall and weighs 95 lbs. Her diet typically consists mostly of rice, lots of vegetables (except she doesn’t like spinach or greens), soy, a little fish, and lots of tea. She is not lactose intolerant. On a sight-seeing trip, she twisted her left ankle and fell. She was taken to the emergency room and was shocked to find that she had fractured her left fibula. The x-ray confirmed type 1 osteoporosis. -What biological factors predisposed Yun Jung to osteoporosis?

Nutrients that have DRI levels that are intended to promote both bone health and bone growth include:

What is the amount of mineral in a given volume of bone called?

How do bones develop?

Inorganic atoms or molecules required by the body in amounts greater than 100 mg daily are:

Nurse Glasgow was extremely concerned when her patient developed _______________, a low blood potassium concentration.

Major minerals utilize the lymphatic systemic prior to being circulated in the blood.

For most major minerals, how common are toxicities from food sources in healthy individuals?

Baby Ann, age 9 months, is vomiting and has diarrhea. This can be life threatening because of the losses of water and which two minerals?

Which of the following exercises is likely to be the best for strengthening bones?

The movement of which of the following primarily regulates water balance within different compartments of the body?

How many people do researchers estimate suffer from osteoporosis?

Low blood potassium is called:

In what type of reactions are chemical bonds in a molecule broken by the addition of a water molecule?

Which of the following major minerals is most likely to be found abundantly in fruits?

Which mineral stabilizes enzymes and neutralizes anions?

Major minerals are those required in amounts greater than 10 mg per day.

What dietary intervention would be most beneficial for treating edema (swelling) in the lower extremities?

A typical 70-kg man has about 42 liters of water in his body. If one-third of his water is found outside of his cells, how many liters of extracellular fluid would he have?

DEXA measures: