Exam 15: Bone Health and Body Defense Systems

Beta-carotene is also called ________.

Scurvy is due to a deficiency of ________.

Children eating large amounts of carrots can develop ________.

Describe how to test a calcium supplement for digestibility.

The role of hydroxyfluorapatite is to ________.

The current RDA for vitamin A is expressed in ________.

Of the following, the best source of preformed vitamin A is ________.

Vitamin A toxicity is known to cause all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Fluoridated water typically contains about ________.

List and briefly describe five risk factors leading to osteoporosis.

Mucus-forming cells in the body deteriorate and can no longer produce mucus when there is a deficiency of ________.

The mineral that partly "spares" the antioxidant vitamin E is ________.

Which vitamin deficiency leads to hemolytic anemia?

Retinoids play a role in embryonic development and cell differentiation.

Individuals at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Retinal, retinol, and retinoic acid are all forms of ________.

Measuring blood calcium levels is not an accurate indicator of total body calcium because ________.

Physiological changes associated with scurvy (hemorrhages, joint pain, fractures) are caused by ________.

Formation and maintenance of collagen requires ________.

The yellow-orange coloring of carotenoid-rich dark green vegetables is masked by the pigment ________.