Nutrition

3. Sweating is an example of ___ water loss.
5. Minerals are ___ elements that originate from the earth’s crust.
8. Vitamin K is a coenzyme essential for the synthesis of ___ .
12. Vitamin C is needed to make ___ ; a component of connective tissue required in wound healing.
14. What do Calcium, Phosphorus, Copper, and Fluoride have in common?(2 words)
15. Which mineral is largely responsible for regulating fluid balance?
16. The body has the potential to make all of the Vitamin D it needs if exposure to ___ is optimal and liver and kidney function are normal.
17. Which vitamin deficiency causes xerophthalmia;an eye condition causing thickening of the conjunctiva with white plaques?

1. These vitamins can dissolve in fats and oils; they do not dissolve in water.(2 words)
2. What is the other name for Vitamin A?
4. High ___ intakes can lead to hyperkalemia and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.
6. Minerals are not destroyed by light, ___ , heat, or acids during food preparation.
7. Vitamin B12 requires ___ ___ in order to be absorbed?(2 words)
9. Low blood pressure, dry skin, and increased temperature are all potential symptoms of:
10. An adequate calcium intake throughout the first three decades of life is needed to attain peak ___ ___ as determined by genetics.(2 words)
11. Which major mineral is most abundant in the human body?
13. ___ is a disease resulting from a deficiency of Vitamin C.