Pharmacology Chapter 9

Which of the following nutrients is the major source of building materials for muscles, blood, skin, and hair?

Proteins

Vitamin A is also known as:

Retinol

The nutrients necessary for the production of bile include:

Cholesterol

Which of the following nutrients helps to keep the body's water and electrolytes in balance?

Minerals

Which of the following minerals is able to help in the formation of hemoglobin and the transportation of iron to bone marrow?

Copper (Cu)

Hypervitaminosis occurs under what conditions?

Excessive vitamin intake

Which of the elements is used to make hemoglobin?

Iron

The vitamin involved in blood clotting is:

K

The teaching tool used to represent proper diet is known as:

MyPlate

___ involves the proper intake and assimilation of nutrients.

Nutritional care

Which of the following substances that are necessary for life does not provide nutrition to the body?

Oxygen

All of the nutrition information on the label is based on which of the following?

The stated serving size

Fluoride is used to prevent:

Tooth decay

Which of the following vitamins may protect the body against infections to help heal wounds?

Vitamin C

Calcium deficiency may cause all of the following, except:

dwarfism

Amino acids that must be obtained from the diet are known as:

essential

The vitamins A, D, E, and K are known as:

fat soluble vitamins

Which of the following is also known as good cholesterol?

high-density lipoprotein (HDL)

An essential micronutrient of the thyroid hormone thyroxine is:

iodine

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 requires most packaged foods to list a specified set of:

nutrition facts on the label

Severe deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) may result in:

pellagra

All of the following are the purposes of food additives, except:

to prevent misleading statements on the label

Niacin is which of the following vitamins?

vitamin B3

Phytonadione is which vitamin?

vitamin K1