HOSA NUTRITION TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HOSA NUTRITION TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Potassium - Answers>>>>important in conducting electricity
throughout the whole body.


Avitaminosis - Answers>>>>disease (such as pellagra) resulting
from a deficiency of one or more vitamins vitamin deficiency


Biotin - Answers>>>>A vitamin belonging to the vitamin B
complex that is important in the metabolism of carbohydrates
and fats. It is found in liver, egg yolks, milk, yeast, and some
vegetables.


What are the fat soluble vitamins? - Answers>>>>Vitamin A,D,E,K


What are the water soluble vitamins? - Answers>>>>Vitamin B
and C


What are the purpose of Vitamins? - Answers>>>>Essential
nutrients that do not yield energy, but that are required for
growth and proper functioning of the body.


What are the purpose of Minerals? - Answers>>>>Substances
that the body cannot manufacture but that are needed for

, forming healthy bones and teeth and regulating many vital body
processes.


Phosphorus - Answers>>>>This is the second largest mineral,
stored in bones, important in the buffer system.


The Bicarbonate Buffer System: - Answers>>>>a solution that
resists a change in pH when acids or bases are added.


Magnesium - Answers>>>>A mineral part of bones: helps
muscles relax after contraction deficiency associated with heart
disease.


Diurectic - Answers>>>>This type of medicine, excretes sodium
and thus pulls excess fluid from the body.


Choride - Answers>>>>This is closely associated with sodium,
this mineral; important in acid-base and fluid balance/ apart of
table salt.


All the MAJOR MINERALS: - Answers>>>>Calcium, phosphorus,
potassium, sodium, choride, magnesium