Advanced Nutrition And Human Metabolism 5th Edition By Sareen S. Gropper – Test Bank

Chapter 11 – Macrominerals

Multiple-Choice

Key Page(s)
a 429 1. All of the following are considered major electrolytes EXCEPT _____.
a. calcium
b. sodium
c. potassium
d. chloride

b 429 2. Which of the following is considered a major mineral in the body?
a. iron
b. sodium
c. selenium
d. iodine

d 446 3. Which of the following minerals plays a major role in regulating body fluid pH?
a. calcium
b. magnesium
c. sulphur
d. phosphorus

a 430, 455 4. Deficiency of which major mineral is usually associated with muscular weakness, mental apathy, cardiac arrhythmias, paralysis, bone fragility and adrenal hypertrophy?
a. potassium
b. calcium
c. sulphur
b. chloride

c 431 5. Which mineral provides the most abundant cation in the human body?
a. phosphorus
b. magnesium
c. calcium
d. potassium

d 431 6. Calcitriol can stimulate the absorption of calcium from the intestines by regulating _____.
a. calsequestrin
b. calcitonin
c. calmodulin
d. calbindin

a 433 7. What substance can improve calcium absorption?
a. lactose
b. unabsorbed fatty acids
c. phytic acid
d. magnesium

d 436 8. Which cells are considered the bone-building cells?
a. osteonectins
b. osteopontins
c. osteoclasts
d. osteoblasts

c 437 9. During which period of the life cycle does peak bone mass occur?
a. 0-10 years
b. 10-25 years
c. 30-40 years
d. 50 years and above

b 437 10. The binding protein that regulates many of the calcium-dependent enzymes is:
a. calcitonin.
b. calmodulin.
c. albumin.
d. globulin.

a 433 11. Which mineral, when combined with unabsorbed dietary fat, forms soaps that cannot be absorbed and are excreted in the feces?
a. calcium
b. sulphur
c. potassium
d. chloride