Chapter 14

The role of fats in the body is (a) functional but not structural (b) structural but not functional (c) functional and structural (d) only structural

Fiber in the diet (a) causes diverticulosis (b) prevents infectious diseases (c) increases blood cholesterol (d) absorbs large amounts of water

The name Casimir Funk is correctly associated with (a) the discowery of rickets (b) inventing the name vitamine (c) finding the cause of beriberi (d) inventing the term roughage

The mineral sodium plays a role in all of the following except (a) regulation of body temperature (b) regulation of water balance (c) transmission of nerve impulses (d) synthesis of hemoglobin

Prolonged bleeding from a wound can result from a deficiency of (a) vitamin \(A\) (b) vitamin D (c) \(\operatorname{vitamin} \mathrm{K}\) (d) vitamin \(\mathrm{E}\)

Vitamins belonging to the \(\mathrm{B}\) complex group include (a) tocopherol and niacin (b) thiamin and niacin (c) ascorbic acid and menadione (d) calciferol and thiamin

Goiter is caused by a deficiency of (a) fluorine (b) zinc (c) iodine (d) magnesium

All proteins contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and (a) copper (b) phosphorus (c) sulfur (d) nitrogen

The number of amino acids essential to all cells is (a) 11 (b) 22 (c) 33 (d) 44

The carboxyl or acid group present in amino acids is correctly represented as (a) \(\mathrm{CHOO}\) (b) \(\mathrm{COHO}\) (c) \(\mathrm{COOH}\) (d) \(\mathrm{COHH}\)

Anorexia nervosa refers to a (an) (a) eating disorder (b) genetic disease (c) starvation diet (d) fiber-like protein

The two major classes of micronutrients are (a) fiber and vitamins (b) water and minerals (c) vitamins and minerals (d) water and vitamins