Exam 12: The Major Minerals and Water

Drugs classified as ______________ work by inhibiting bone breakdown, especially in the spine and hip regions.

By what means do all major minerals circulate from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver?

Water has a _____ specific heat, meaning that changing its temperature takes a _____ amount of energy.

Why is water the most important nutrient?

A typical 70-kg man has about 42 liters of water in his body. If two-thirds of his water is found inside of his cells, how many liters of intracellular fluid would he have?

What is the most abundant cation in the intracellular fluids?

_____ contribute(s) the largest portion of sodium and chloride to the American diet.

Now that he is a college student, Myungsoo’s diet doesn’t contain much calcium. How does his body maintain healthy blood calcium levels?

Seafood, legumes, and nuts are primary sources of:

Approximately what percentage of Americans have high blood pressure?

Which part of the bone produces red blood cells?

Which of the following foods are the best sources of the major minerals?

John has added up all the beverages he consumes in a day and realizes that he consumes a total of 16 cups per day. Half of what he drinks (8 cups) is coffee because he is a truck driver and is on the road constantly. How much more water does John have to drink?

In adults, moderate bone loss is associated with:

What dose having osteoporosis increase the risk of?

Of the individuals listed below, who is most likely at the greatest risk for developing osteoporosis?

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 foods in Yun Jung’s diet are providing her with significant sources of calcium?

What is the thin membrane on the outer surface of bones called?

If a yeast bread recipe called for 1 tsp of salt and served 10, about how many milligrams of sodium would you have consumed if you ate 2 slices of bread?

During periods of calcium deficiency, the body maintains healthy blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoblasts