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How do plasma proteins and electrolytes function within body fluids?
How do plasma proteins and electrolytes function within body fluids?
- They are major sources of energy for metabolic processes.
- They significantly influence the movement of water. (correct)
- They play a minimal role in maintaining fluid balance.
- They primarily serve digestive functions.
Why is oral rehydration therapy often favored over intravenous therapy for treating diarrhea-related fluid loss?
Why is oral rehydration therapy often favored over intravenous therapy for treating diarrhea-related fluid loss?
- It diminishes the body's requirement for electrolytes.
- It delivers a wider array of essential nutrients.
- It is typically more accessible and simpler to administer. (correct)
- It acts more rapidly to correct dehydration.
Besides direct sunlight exposure, which dietary sources are commonly enhanced with vitamin D to help individuals meet their nutritional needs?
Besides direct sunlight exposure, which dietary sources are commonly enhanced with vitamin D to help individuals meet their nutritional needs?
- Fish and poultry
- Milk and margarine (correct)
- Leafy greens and nuts
- Eggs and butter
Which set of organs collaborates to synthesize the active hormonal form of vitamin D, essential for calcium regulation?
Which set of organs collaborates to synthesize the active hormonal form of vitamin D, essential for calcium regulation?
How does sodium contribute to maintaining physiological balance within the body?
How does sodium contribute to maintaining physiological balance within the body?
Why are certain minerals classified as trace elements in nutritional science?
Why are certain minerals classified as trace elements in nutritional science?
Which vitamin, due to its role in gene expression and hormone-like activity, is often considered to function more like a hormone than a typical vitamin?
Which vitamin, due to its role in gene expression and hormone-like activity, is often considered to function more like a hormone than a typical vitamin?
What mechanisms facilitate the movement of water and solutes across cellular membranes?
What mechanisms facilitate the movement of water and solutes across cellular membranes?
In the context of nutrition, what are minerals chemically defined as?
In the context of nutrition, what are minerals chemically defined as?
Which type of organic molecule is primarily responsible for maintaining colloidal osmotic pressure in blood?
Which type of organic molecule is primarily responsible for maintaining colloidal osmotic pressure in blood?
Which mineral is predominant inside cells and crucial for maintaining intracellular fluid balance and nerve function?
Which mineral is predominant inside cells and crucial for maintaining intracellular fluid balance and nerve function?
Which individual is generally expected to have the highest percentage of body water content?
Which individual is generally expected to have the highest percentage of body water content?
What is the final organ responsible for producing the physiologically active form of vitamin D, impacting calcium absorption and bone health?
What is the final organ responsible for producing the physiologically active form of vitamin D, impacting calcium absorption and bone health?
Which substance is capable of passing through a capillary membrane?
Which substance is capable of passing through a capillary membrane?
What primary characteristic must a compound possess to be classified as a vitamin?
What primary characteristic must a compound possess to be classified as a vitamin?
A deficiency in Vitamin C is characteristically associated with which health condition?
A deficiency in Vitamin C is characteristically associated with which health condition?
Which individual is at the greatest risk of developing osteoporosis?
Which individual is at the greatest risk of developing osteoporosis?
In growing children, a deficiency in vitamin D that results in the malformation of skeletal tissue, particularly affecting the long bones, is known as?
In growing children, a deficiency in vitamin D that results in the malformation of skeletal tissue, particularly affecting the long bones, is known as?
Which disease is specifically associated with a deficiency in niacin (vitamin B3)?
Which disease is specifically associated with a deficiency in niacin (vitamin B3)?
A deficiency in folic acid during pregnancy is associated with which type of anemia in the developing fetus?
A deficiency in folic acid during pregnancy is associated with which type of anemia in the developing fetus?
Flashcards
What are solutes?
What are solutes?
Substances dissolved in a solution, like plasma proteins and electrolytes in body fluids.
Why oral rehydration?
Why oral rehydration?
Favored for fluid replacement in diarrhea because it is more accessible.
Vitamin D fortified foods
Vitamin D fortified foods
Foods often enriched to help people meet their daily Vitamin D requirements.
Vitamin D synthesis organs
Vitamin D synthesis organs
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Function of sodium
Function of sodium
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Why 'trace' minerals?
Why 'trace' minerals?
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Hormone-like vitamin
Hormone-like vitamin
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Movement across membranes
Movement across membranes
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What are minerals?
What are minerals?
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Osmotic pressure molecule
Osmotic pressure molecule
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Intracellular mineral
Intracellular mineral
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High body water content
High body water content
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Final vitamin D organ
Final vitamin D organ
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Passage through capillary
Passage through capillary
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Defining characteristic of a vitamin?
Defining characteristic of a vitamin?
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Scurvy is vitamin C deficiency.
Scurvy is vitamin C deficiency.
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Osteoporosis risk factor
Osteoporosis risk factor
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What are rickets?
What are rickets?
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Pellagra is niacin deficiency.
Pellagra is niacin deficiency.
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Megaloblastic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia
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Study Notes
- Plasma proteins and electrolytes are examples of solutes found in body fluids that influence the movement of water.
- Oral rehydration therapy is preferred over intravenous therapy for fluid replacement caused by diarrhea because it is more readily available.
- Milk and margarine are two foods that are commonly fortified with vitamin D.
- The synthesis of the active hormonal form of vitamin D results from the combined action of the skin, liver, and kidney.
- An important function of sodium is water balance.
- Trace minerals are called trace elements because they are found in small quantities in the body.
- Vitamin D behaves more like a hormone than a vitamin.
- Water and solutes move across membranes through diffusion and filtration.
- Minerals are elements.
- Protein is the organic molecule responsible for creating colloidal osmotic pressure.
- Potassium is the major mineral in water inside cells.
- A bodybuilder is most likely to have a high body water content.
- The kidney is the last organ involved in the production of the physiologically active form of vitamin D.
- Glucose can pass through a capillary membrane.
- For a compound to be classified as a vitamin, it must perform a vital function.
- Vitamin C deficiency is associated with scurvy.
- A 35-year-old woman who has sustained multiple trauma and is bedridden is most at risk for developing osteoporosis.
- A vitamin D deficiency in growing children that results in the malformation of skeletal tissue, especially the long bones, is referred to as rickets.
- Pellagra is the disease associated with niacin deficiency.
- A folic acid deficiency induces megaloblastic anemia.
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