Match the correct answer with the appropriate term.

Question

_______ 1. DRIs not yet determined
_______ 2. Iron-storage protein that captures iron from food and stores it in cells of small intestine
_______ 3. Form of iron found only in meat, fish, and poultry
_______ 4. Form of iron found in both plant and animal foods
_______ 5. Oxygen-carrying protein in muscle
_______ 6. Iron-containing protein in erythrocytes
_______ 7. Peptide that enhances absorption of nonheme iron
_______ 8. Mineral that inhibits absorption of nonheme iron
_______ 9. Mineral most often deficient in diets
_______ 10. Hormone that regulates iron balance
_______ 11. Notoriously poor source of iron
_______ 12. Mineral whose deficiency is related to stunted growth and immature sexual development
_______ 13. Zinc-binding protein of the intestine
_______ 14. Enlargement in neck caused by iodine deficiency
_______ 15. Fortification that has helped reduce incidence of goiter and cretinism
_______ 16. Disease associated with severe selenium deficiency
_______ 17. Trace mineral that reduces dental caries
_______ 18. Deficiency leads to diabetes-like condition
_______ 19. Nutrient whose amount is as little as 0.1 parts per million parts of body tissue
_______ 20. Examples include lead, mercury, and cadmium


a. Contaminant minerals
b. Iron
c. Milk
d. Zinc
e. Heme
f. Goiter
g. Nonessential trace minerals
h. Ferritin
i. Keshan
j. Nonheme
k. Chromium
l. Molybdenum
m. Myoglobin
n. MFP factor
o. Hemoglobin
p. Calcium
q. Fluoride
r. Iodized salt
s. Metallothionein
t. Hemcidin

Answer 1

1. DRIs not yet determined
ANSWER: g
2. Iron-storage protein that captures iron from food and stores it in cells of small intestine
ANSWER: h
3. Form of iron found only in meat, fish, and poultry
ANSWER: e
4. Form of iron found in both plant and animal foods
ANSWER: j
5. Oxygen-carrying protein in muscle
ANSWER: m
6. Iron-containing protein in erythrocytes
ANSWER: o
7. Peptide that enhances absorption of nonheme iron
ANSWER: n
8. Mineral that inhibits absorption of nonheme iron
ANSWER: p
9. Mineral most often deficient in diets
ANSWER: b
10. Hormone that regulates iron balance
ANSWER: t
11. Notoriously poor source of iron
ANSWER: c
12. Mineral whose deficiency is related to stunted growth and immature sexual development
ANSWER: d
13. Zinc-binding protein of the intestine
ANSWER: s
14. Enlargement in neck caused by iodine deficiency
ANSWER: f
15. Fortification that has helped reduce incidence of goiter and cretinism
ANSWER: r
16. Disease associated with severe selenium deficiency
ANSWER: i
17. Trace mineral that reduces dental caries
ANSWER: q
18. Deficiency leads to diabetes-like condition
ANSWER: k
19. Nutrient whose amount is as little as 0.1 parts per million parts of body tissue
ANSWER: l
20. Examples include lead, mercury, and cadmium
ANSWER: a