+
Related Flashcards
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
Water
|
-serves as medium 4 metabolic activities
-carries nutrients 2 cells
- carries away waste materials to kidneys & out of body
- maintains normal body temp.
- body lubricants
|
|
AL for total water
|
Woman: 2.7 liters
men: 3.7 liters
|
|
Calcium
|
-building bone and teeth
- helps muscle contract
- blood clot
- help lower blood pressure
|
|
Phosphorus
|
Part of DNA
involved in metabolism
|
|
Magnesium
|
Muscle relaxation
nerve transmission
keep immune system running
|
|
Sodium
|
Known as electrolytes
- maintains h20 balance inside, outside, and in blood vessels
|
|
Potassium
|
Helps heart beat normally
sends nerve impulses
|
|
Iron
|
Key component of:
hemoglobin and myoglobin
|
|
Iron deficiency
|
A condition in which iron stores are used up
|
|
Iron deficiency anemia
|
A condition in which the size and number of RBC are reduced
|
|
ZINC
|
- general tissue growth and maintenance
- vitamin A activity
-storage and release of insulin
|
|
Iodine
|
Thyroid gland, hypothyroidism, simple goiter
|
|
Selenium
|
Found in meats and seafoods, vegetables and grains
|
|
Fluoride
|
Appears in drinking h20 and in body
- found in fish, tea, h20
|
|
Chromium
|
Works with insulin 2 transfer glucose from blood stream into bodys cells
|
