Exam 3 Review

Zinc's role of insulin

synthesis , storage, and release of insulin

Excessive Urine Production:

- Polyuria

The 4 classic risk factors of CHD are

- Smoking, High LDL, High Blood pressure, Diabetes

Which group of symptoms is characteristic of the metabolic syndrome?

- insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, reduced HDL cholesterol levels

Deficiency- iodine

Goiter, preventable retardation, sluggish

Drowsiness in a person engaged in outdoor sports activities may be a sign of

Hypothermia

Type 2 Diabetes is associated with:

Insulin resistance

Iodine

Integral part of the thyroid hormones. GI TRACT CONVERTS IODINE IN FOOD TO IODIDE> readily absorbed

Which of the following is a feature of osteoporosis?

It has virtually no effect on blood Calcium levels

Selenium deficiency

Keshan Disease- heart disease that is prevalent in China where foods and soil lack selenium

Abnormally great thirst as a symptom of disease (such as diabetes) or psychological disturbance:

Polydipsia

Cr deficiency

diabetes-like symptoms, confusion, nerve damage, impaired glucose tolerance

Zinc deficiency

dwarfism in young teens, poor sexual development, deformed bones

roles- Iodine

part of thyroid hormones that help regulate such processes

Zinc toxicity

produces copper-deficiency anemia

Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) roles

regulate body temperature, metabolic rate, reproduction and growth, blood cell production, nerve and muscle function

roles- copper

vital role is to help cells use iron, needed in energy metabolism