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Match Each Nutrition Term with the Appropriate Definition

Question 61

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Match each nutrition term with the appropriate definition.

Premises:

Responses:

pernicious anemia

the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot.

osteoporosis

the thiamin-deficiency disease.

pellagra

the vitamin C-deficiency disease.

scurvy

malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development.

niacin equivalents

the niacin-deficiency disease.

osteomalacia

rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency.

antioxidant

a vitamin B₁₂-deficiency disease caused by lack of intrinsic factor and characterized by large, immature red blood cells and damage to the nervous system.

neural tube defects

a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones.

free radicals

literally, porous bones; reduced density of the bones.

rickets

the vitamin D-deficiency disease in children.

gout

a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen.

hemorrhagic disease

highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction.

erythrocyte hemolysis

a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints.

beriberi

the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food.

Premises:

pernicious anemia

osteoporosis

pellagra

scurvy

niacin equivalents

osteomalacia

antioxidant

neural tube defects

free radicals

rickets

gout

hemorrhagic disease

erythrocyte hemolysis

beriberi

Responses:

the vitamin K-deficiency disease in which blood fails to clot.

the thiamin-deficiency disease.

the vitamin C-deficiency disease.

malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development.

the niacin-deficiency disease.

rupture of the red blood cells, caused by vitamin E deficiency.

a vitamin B₁₂-deficiency disease caused by lack of intrinsic factor and characterized by large, immature red blood cells and damage to the nervous system.

a bone disease characterized by softening of the bones.

literally, porous bones; reduced density of the bones.

the vitamin D-deficiency disease in children.

a compound that protects other compounds from oxygen by itself reacting with oxygen.

highly reactive chemical forms that can cause destructive changes in nearby compounds, sometimes setting up a chain reaction.

a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid precipitate in the joints.

the amount of niacin present in food, including the niacin that can theoretically be made from tryptophan, its precursor, present in the food.

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

pernicious anemia

osteoporosis