Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 7 Minerals
minerals are obtained from correct answers the Earth's crust
water is the correct answers medium
like vitamins, minerals help to correct answers regulate bodily functions without
providing energy and are essential to good health
unlike vitamins, minerals correct answers are inorganic substances, become part of
body's composition
major minerals correct answers need more
trace minerals despite small amounts are correct answers essential
calcium with phosphorus forms correct answers the hard substance of bones and teeth
vitamin D is necessary for correct answers calcium absorption
protein serves as the matrix correct answers that determines the structure of the bone
teeth cannot repair themselves correct answers so we have to pull them or replace
them
calcium functions correct answers structure of bones and teeth, nerve conduction,
muscle contraction, blood clotting; IMPORTANT IN NERVOUS, MUSCULAR, AND
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
calcium portion correct answers 3-4 cups of milk
sodium portion correct answers 0.5-0.65 tsp of salt
calcium sources correct answers milk products, salmon, sardines WITH BONES,
clams, oysters, can get in vegetables but will take twice as much
calcium deficiency correct answers tetany, osteoporosis, Ricket's; premature infants,
POOR BONE AND TOOTH DEVELOPMENT
calcium comes from the correct answers Earth's crust
calcium and vitamin D correct answers exercise is important with these vitamins
, bone remodeling correct answers process through which bone is renewed to maintain
bone strength and mineral homeostasis or balance
osteoclasts correct answers breaks down bone
osteoblasts correct answers rebuild bone
osteoclasts and osteoblasts correct answers have to be in good working order for
bones
calcium toxicity correct answers calcification in the heart; settles in the soft tissue
smoking and alcohol do not make for good correct answers bone formation
phosphorus correct answers also in bones and teeth; second to calcium in amount in
the body, absorbed in the intestinal system
phosphorus is closely related to correct answers calcium
you cannot have all calcium and no phosphorus correct answers you have to have
both; balance of the two
patient with intestinal surgery will have to supplement with correct answers calcium
phosphorus sources correct answers lean meat, fish, poultry, milk, nuts, legumes;
should get enough everyday without taking a supplement
sodium function correct answers fluid balance, necessary for electrical conduction;
electrolyte, intestine responsible for absorption
sodium intake correct answers 77% from prepackaged and restaurant foods, 11%
added while cooking; read labels
sodium is correct answers inexpensive and improves shelf life
causes of sodium deficiency correct answers DIARRHEA, VOMITING, KIDNEY,
CARDIAC, LIVER DISEASE, HEAVY SWEATING; heart arrhythmias and tremors
sodium deficiency correct answers IV infusion of electrolytes
sodium toxicity correct answers hypernatremia; NEED A BALANCE
potassium function correct answers ELECTROLYTE; essential for fluid balance, nerve
impulse conduction, contraction of muscles including the heart
minerals are obtained from correct answers the Earth's crust
water is the correct answers medium
like vitamins, minerals help to correct answers regulate bodily functions without
providing energy and are essential to good health
unlike vitamins, minerals correct answers are inorganic substances, become part of
body's composition
major minerals correct answers need more
trace minerals despite small amounts are correct answers essential
calcium with phosphorus forms correct answers the hard substance of bones and teeth
vitamin D is necessary for correct answers calcium absorption
protein serves as the matrix correct answers that determines the structure of the bone
teeth cannot repair themselves correct answers so we have to pull them or replace
them
calcium functions correct answers structure of bones and teeth, nerve conduction,
muscle contraction, blood clotting; IMPORTANT IN NERVOUS, MUSCULAR, AND
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
calcium portion correct answers 3-4 cups of milk
sodium portion correct answers 0.5-0.65 tsp of salt
calcium sources correct answers milk products, salmon, sardines WITH BONES,
clams, oysters, can get in vegetables but will take twice as much
calcium deficiency correct answers tetany, osteoporosis, Ricket's; premature infants,
POOR BONE AND TOOTH DEVELOPMENT
calcium comes from the correct answers Earth's crust
calcium and vitamin D correct answers exercise is important with these vitamins
, bone remodeling correct answers process through which bone is renewed to maintain
bone strength and mineral homeostasis or balance
osteoclasts correct answers breaks down bone
osteoblasts correct answers rebuild bone
osteoclasts and osteoblasts correct answers have to be in good working order for
bones
calcium toxicity correct answers calcification in the heart; settles in the soft tissue
smoking and alcohol do not make for good correct answers bone formation
phosphorus correct answers also in bones and teeth; second to calcium in amount in
the body, absorbed in the intestinal system
phosphorus is closely related to correct answers calcium
you cannot have all calcium and no phosphorus correct answers you have to have
both; balance of the two
patient with intestinal surgery will have to supplement with correct answers calcium
phosphorus sources correct answers lean meat, fish, poultry, milk, nuts, legumes;
should get enough everyday without taking a supplement
sodium function correct answers fluid balance, necessary for electrical conduction;
electrolyte, intestine responsible for absorption
sodium intake correct answers 77% from prepackaged and restaurant foods, 11%
added while cooking; read labels
sodium is correct answers inexpensive and improves shelf life
causes of sodium deficiency correct answers DIARRHEA, VOMITING, KIDNEY,
CARDIAC, LIVER DISEASE, HEAVY SWEATING; heart arrhythmias and tremors
sodium deficiency correct answers IV infusion of electrolytes
sodium toxicity correct answers hypernatremia; NEED A BALANCE
potassium function correct answers ELECTROLYTE; essential for fluid balance, nerve
impulse conduction, contraction of muscles including the heart
