Exam 14: Fluid Balance and Blood Health

Which of the following foods has the highest percent of total weight as water?

All community water systems in the United States are currently fluoridated.

About 73% of lean muscle tissue is ________.

How does vitamin C increase the absorption of iron?

The consumption of a high-protein, high-sodium diet will tend to ________ ion concentration of the urine.

Describe two of the physiologic processes that contribute to primary hypertension.

Hemoglobin, cytochromes, and myoglobin all contain ________.

Antibiotics and intestinal diseases can interfere with absorption of vitamin ________.

Approximately _______ of iron used each day is recovered and recycled.

Vitamin K deficiency is most likely to result from ________.

Which population group is considered at low risk for iron-deficiency anemia?

Iron is stored in the liver as ________.

List 2 food sources for zinc.

When blood osmolality increases, ___________ is released by the anterior pituitary and acts on the kidney to increase water retention.

Which nutrient increases the absorption of non-heme iron by reducing ferric iron (Fe³⁺) to ferrous iron (Fe²⁺)?

Zinc functions as a part of ________.

Ceruloplasmin is ________.

In a healthy person, sodium consumed in excess of body needs is ________.

Factors that can contribute to an increased risk of high blood pressure include ________.