Health 8.2 – Flashcards
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Vitamin
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Unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins do not directly provide you with energy or the raw materials of which your cells are made.
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Antioxidant
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They help protect healthy cells from the damage caused by the normal aging process as well as from certain types of cancer.
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Mineral
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A Mineral are the nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil.
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Anemia
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A condition in which the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin.
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Homeostasis
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Is the process of maintaining a steady state inside your body.
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Electrolyte
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Electrolytes regulate many processes in your body and some of those electrolytes are sodium and potassium.
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Dehydration
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Dehydration is a serious reduction in the body's water content.
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What are vitamins? How do they differ from minerals.
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Unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins do not directly provide you with energy or the raw materials of which your cells are made. Minerals naturally come from rocks and soil while vitamins different foods.
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What are the two classes of vitamins? Which vitamins fall into each class?
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The two classes of vitamins are fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins. Vitamins A, D, E, and K come from soluble vitamins. Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, pantothenic acid, folate, biotin, and C are water soluble vitamins.
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Which seven minerals are needed by the body in significant amounts?
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You need seven minerals calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, chlorine, and sulfur.
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What roles does water play in the body?
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Nearly all of the bodies chemical reactions, including those that produce energy and build new tissues, take place in a water solution.
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Define homeostasis.
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Is the process of maintaining a steady state inside your body.
