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Nutrition

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What is the major extracellular fluid cation?   Sodium  
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What is the primary regulator of sodium?   Kidneys  
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Water balance affects what causing an effect on BP?   Blood volume  
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What is chloride's function?   Gastric acidity  
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A salt that dissolves in H2O and dissociates and conducts electricity is what?   Electrolyte  
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The main cation intracellular fluid is what?   Potassium  
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What is the most abundant mineral in the body?   Calcium  
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What hormone regulates calcium?   Vitamin D  
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In what 3 ways is calcium regulated?   intestine: absorbs calcium bone: releases calcium kidney: excretes calcium  
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What occurs when calcium is too low?   Osteoblasts build new bone from extra calcium in the blood  
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What are the main sources of calcium?   Milk, milk products, green leafy vegetables, fortified OJ  
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Osteoporosis is the deficiency of what mineral?   Calcium  
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What are the functions of magnesium?   enzyme action protein synthesis estrogen metabolism makes ATP bone mineralization smooth muscle relaxer involves immune system  
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What mineral is involved in linking of protein?   Sulfer  
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Name the individual B vitamins   Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Biotin Pantothenic acid Pyroxidine Folate Colabalmin Choline  
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Which vitamins are involved in the Krebs cycle?   Thiamin Riboflavin Folate  
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Name 3 characteristics of water soluble vitamins?   Individual units, no links no energy Coenzyme  
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Which water soluble vitamin is involved in the metabolism of glucose, fat, and alcohol?   Niacin  
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The function of biotin is?   energy producing pathways  
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What is required for ACoA to be made?   Pantothenic acid  
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The active form of vitamin B5 is?   P5P  
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Pyridoxine is active in what?   Transamination (transfer of amino groups)  
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Microcytic anemia is a deficiency of what B vitamin?   B6 Pyridoxine  
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Without which vitamin is folate trapped in the cell?   B12 Cobalamin  
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What are the functions of folate?   part of the coenzyme THF and DHF involved in DNA synthesis involved in Krebs cycle involved in B12 metabolism involved in gene silencing  
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What is the RDA for folate for pregnant women? Average people?   800 mcg and 400 mcg minimally  
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What sources can folate be found?   green leafy vegetables, legumes, oranges, OJ  
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What is the synthetic form of B12?   Cyanocobalamin  
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Pernicious anemia is a deficiency of what vitamin?   Cobalamin  
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What sources is cobalamin found?   all animal products and soy  
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Name the vitamins/minerals involved in cell differentiation.   B12 Vitamin A B7  
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What is the name of Vitamin C?   Ascrobic acid  
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What is the function of Vitamin C?   Antioxidant Increases iron absorption Collagen formation  
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Vitamin A plant food is converted into what?   B carotene  
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What are the three clinical application involving vitamin D?   Cancer prevention helps decrease inflammation involved in regulation of the immune system  
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What vitamin prevents the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids?   Vitamin E  
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What vitamin causes blood clotting?   Vitamin K  
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What is an emulsifier?   enzyme that breaks down fat  
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Where does digestion begin?   Mouth  
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Where does absorption begin?   Small intestine  
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Where is fat digested?   Small intestine  
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Protein is digested in which organ?   Stomach  
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Metabolism of glycolysis occurs where in the cell?   Cytosol  
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What is only required in glycolysis?   Carbs  
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One glucose molecule is broken down into what?   2 pyruvate molecules  
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Metabolism of the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain occurs where in the cell?   Mitochondria  
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How many ATPs does 1 glucose molecule produce?   36 or 38 ATPs  
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What increases right after eating?   Lipoprotein Lipase and Insulin activity  
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Hormone sensitive lipase activity and epinephrine increases after how many hours of no food?   Fast 8-12 hours  
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Prolonged fast includes which of the following?   Gluconeogenesis Ketone body formation HSL increase epinephrine increase  
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Alcohol yields how many calories?   7  
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What happens when too much alcohol is consume?   Fatty acids accumulate then fibrosis then cirrhosis  
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Two acetyl CoA combines via condensation to create?   Acetoacetate  
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Ketone formation occurs when?   Not eating enough carbs  
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The functions of iron are what?   Part of hemoglobin in RBSs Part of myoglobin in muscle  
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What is the factor that increases iron absorption?   HCL  
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What is the factor that decreases iron absorption?   Calcium  
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What are the functions of zinc?   Wound healing synthesis of retina production of sperm antioxidant that works with vitamin A  
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What trace mineral is part of the hormone T3 and T4   Iodine  
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What is the deficiency of iodine?   Goiter  
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Selenium is an antioxidant that works with what vitamin?   Vitamin E  
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What enzyme is selenium apart of?   Glutathione  
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What is the number one food source for selenium?   Brazilian nuts  
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