Blood & Health Heroes
Week 11
Week 11
Vitamin K’s primary role in the body is:
blood clotting
The movement of water through a semipermeable membrane toward solutes is called
Osmosis
Bone cells that are responsible for building bone tissue are called:
Osteoblasts
Ariboflavinosis is associated with the decreased absorption of:
Riboflavin
The temperature "Danger Zone" for bacterial growth is:
40 degrees F - 135 degrees F
Vitamin needed for blood clotting
Vitamin K
What mineral can help to lower blood pressure
Potassium
What nutrient increases the absorption rate of calcium
Vitamin D
What are the four D's of Pellegra
Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Dementia, and Death
What populations are susceptible to food poisoning
Pregnant women, young, old, immunocomprimised
Deficiency causes megaloblstic anemia AND neural tube defects
Folate
Hyponatremia is associated with:
Overhydration
______ refers to the two-step process in which bone tissue is recycled
Bone remodeling
Trace mineral that helps insulin work better
Chromium
Artificial sweetener people with PKU must avoid
Aspartame
Lack of intrinsic factor can result in:
Pernicious anemia
The AI for sodium is _____mg per day
1,500mg
The average person will absorb no more than ___mg of calcium at one time.
500
Which vitamin can be made from the amino acid tryptophan
Niacin (60mg tryptophan > 1 mg niacin
Biotechnology crops are engineered to:
Produce their own Insecticide from Bt crops
Which component of blood is essential in transporting oxygen to body cells
Erythrocytes
A____ solution, with a high concentration outside the cell, causes shrinkage of the red blood cell
Hypertonic
Most of the body's phosphorus is stored in:
The bones
The primary role of the B-complex vitamins is to:
Act as coenzymes for energy metabolism
Are organic foods always 100% pesticide-free?
No (organic allows certain natural pesticides)