ANSWERED
>The US intakes of these 3 minerals are enough to be concern for public health
{{Answer}}(-Potassium (for everyone)
-Calcium (for everyone)
-Iron (for some))
>-When someone dies, the carbohydrate atoms in all carbs, fats, proteins and vitamins
combine to create____
-The hydrogen and oxygens of those compounds unite to combine__
{{Answer}}(- Carbon Dioxide (which vanishes into the air)
Water, which evaporates.
Left over are the MINERALS.)
>Minerals
{{Answer}}(- naturally occurring, inorganic, homogeneous substances; chemical
elements)
>Major Minerals
{{Answer}}(- essential mineral nutrients
required in the adult diet in amounts greater
than 100 milligrams per day. Also called
macrominerals.)
>Trace Minerals
{{Answer}}(- essential mineral nutrients
required in the adult diet in amounts less
than 100 milligrams per day. Also called
microminerals.)
>The body needs more ________every day than any other nutrient.
In less than a day, a lack of water alters the body's___ and ____
{{Answer}}(- water
a lack alters the body's chemistry and metabolism.)
>Minerals in a 60kg person, in grams
{{Answer}}(- Textbook page 288/actual page 314)
,>Water makes up what percent of an adult's weight
{{Answer}}(- 60 percent)
>The brain and muscles are ____percent water
The bones are ____percent water
{{Answer}}(- Brain & muscles: 75-80
Bones: 25%)
>Why is water indispensable-
Water provides the medium for transportation, acts as a solvent, participates
in chemical reactions, provides lubrication and shock protection, and aids in
temperature regulation in the human body.
{{Answer}}(- ▪ Serves as the solvent for minerals, vitamins, amino acids, glucose, and
other small molecules.
▪ Cleanses the tissues and blood of wastes.
▪ Actively participates in many chemical reactions.
▪ Acts as a lubricant around joints.
▪ Serves as a shock absorber inside the eyes, spinal cord, joints, and amniotic sac
surrounding a fetus in the womb.
▪ Aids in maintaining the body's temperature.)
>Solvent
{{Answer}}(- a substance that dissolves another and holds it in solution.)
>Dialysis
{{Answer}}(- a medical treatment for failing kidneys in which a person's blood is
circulated through a machine that filters out toxins and wastes and returns cleansed
blood to the body. Also called hemodialysis.)
>Water Balance
{{Answer}}(- the balance between water intake and water excretion, which keeps the
body's water content constant.)
>Dehydration
{{Answer}}(- loss of water. The symptoms progress rapidly, from thirst to weakness to
exhaustion and delirium, and end in death.)
>Water Intoxication
{{Answer}}(- a dangerous dilution of the body's fluids resulting from excessive ingestion
of plain water. Symptoms are headache,
muscular weakness, lack of concentration, poor memory, and loss of appetite.)
>Water Input vs output
{{Answer}}(- Water input (Total = 1,450-2,800 ml)
Liquids-(550-1,500 ml)
Foods-(700-1,000 ml)
, Water created by metabolism-(200-300 ml)
Water output (Total = 1,450-2,800 ml)
Lungs (350 ml)
Feces (150 ml)
Kidneys-(500-1,400 ml)
Skin-(450-900 ml))
>Effects of Mild Dehydration
(Loss of <5% Body Weight)
{{Answer}}(- Thirst
Sudden weight loss
Rough, dry skin
Dry mouth, throat, body linings
Rapid pulse; low blood pressure
Lack of energy; weakness
Impaired kidney function
Reduced quantity of urine; concentrated urine
Decreased mental functioning
Decreased muscular work and athletic performance
Fever or increased internal temperature
Fainting and delirium)
>Effects of Severe Dehydration
(Loss of >5% Body Weight)
{{Answer}}(- Pale skin
Bluish lips and fingertips
Confusion; disorientation
Rapid, shallow breathing
Weak, rapid, irregular pulse
Thickening of blood
Shock; seizures
Coma; death)
>Chronic Low Fluid Intake May Increase the Likelihood of:
{{Answer}}(- Cardiac arrest (heart attack) and other
heart problems
Constipation
Dental disease
Gallstones
Glaucoma (elevated pressure in the eye)
Hypertension
Kidney stones
Pregnancy/childbirth problems
Stroke
Urinary tract infections)