Exam 15: Bone Health and Body Defense Systems

Which of the following foods provides the greatest amount of calcium per serving?

A deficiency of vitamin A can lead to development of a condition called ________.

Should individuals with a family history of cancer take selenium supplements? Explain your answer.

What trace mineral toxicity causes tooth mottling?

The maintenance of mucus-forming cells depends on adequate amounts of ________.

Assuming that milk is the only source of dietary calcium, how much milk must an adolescent drink every day to meet the RDA for calcium?

What vitamin would most likely lead to death in both deficient and toxic levels?

Vitamin E functions to ________.

Over half of the body's magnesium is found in the ________.

Which of the following enzymes contains selenium?

Which of the following is associated with selenium deficiency?

The biochemical functions of vitamin A include all of the following except: ________.

Of the following population groups, those at lowest risk for vitamin E deficiency are ________.

At intakes of supplemental vitamin C greater than 2 g/day, adverse effects, including _________, may occur.

Excessive fluoride exposure during tooth development can cause ________.

High amounts of _____, especially from supplements, can cause diarrhea.

Large doses of vitamin C in supplement form are known to prevent, cure, or diminish the symptoms of the common cold.

Ingestion of vitamin C during meals can modestly improve absorption of ________.

When viewing items at night or in very dim light, light strikes the retina of the eyes ________.

Which of the following population groups has the highest rate of calcium absorption?