Exam 12: The Major Minerals and Water

Calcitonin increases calcium resorption from bone and calcium absorption in the small intestine while increasing calcium loss in the urine

Calbindin carries calcium into the enterocyte

Which part of the bone produces red blood cells?

One study has suggested that consuming even one additional serving of low-fat dairy foods each day is associated with a 40 to 50% reduction in risk of which of the following diseases?

What are drugs used to lower blood pressure by helping the body eliminate water called?

Why are women more susceptible to osteoporosis than men?

People who suffer from eating disorders are at increased risk for a mineral deficiency that can result in irregular heart function, muscular paralysis, decreased blood pressure, and difficulty breathing What is this mineral, and what is the deficiency called?

_____ is/are not associated with increased risk of osteoporosis

What level of sodium intake should be the maximum for the general population?

Sodium is the abundant cation in the extracellular fluids and potassium (K) is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluids

How is regulation of blood phosphorus levels similar to that of calcium?

What are the most significant sources of sodium in the American diet?

What is the cyclical breakdown and rebuilding of bone called?

Some studies suggest that consuming phytoestrogens may help maintain bone health after menopause What is the primary food source of phytoestrogens?

The content of which of the following must be included on the Nutrition Facts panels on food labels?

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?

DEXA measures:

People with cystic fibrosis have significant respiratory difficulties and may have profound digestive complications because a genetic defect results in the inability to pump which ions across cell membranes?

Chronic alcoholism is associated with _____ risk of osteoporosis

What does having osteoporosis increase the risk of?