Question

1. Heme iron is found predominantly in ______________. a. red meat b. citrus fruits c. spinach d. dairy products

2. A protein associated with enterocytes that is important for iron absorption and storage in the body is called _________________. a. ferritin b. ferrous iron c. myoglobin d. hemoglobin

3. A protein produced in the liver important for iron transport in the blood is called ____________. a. hemosiderin b. myoglobin c. hemoglobin d. transferrin

4. David has his iron status tested regularly, which includes a measure called total iron-binding capacity. This measure reflects _____________________________. a. the percentage of blood consisting of red blood cells b. the number of free iron-binding sites on transferrin c. the size of red blood cells d. the amount of iron stored in the liver

5. Which nutrient increases the bioavailability of nonheme iron? a. Zinc b. Iodine c. Magnesium d. Vitamin C 6. Although David needs to be careful to limit the amount of iron in his diet, other groups of people have the opposite problem of not getting enough iron in their diet. The group with increased risk of iron deficiency anemia is _____________________. a. older males b. older females c. pregnant women d. breastfed babies

Answer 1

1. Heme iron is found predominantly in Red meat. a. red meat b. citrus fruits c spinach d. dairy products 2. A protein associated with enterocytes that is important for iron absorption and storage in the body is called ferrous iron c. myoglobin d. hemoglobin 3. A protein produced in the liver important for iro transport in the blood is called ransterrin hemosiderin b. myoglobin c. hemoglobin d transferrin 4. David has his iron status tested regularly, which includes a measure called total iron-binding capacity. This measure reflects Ferritin...a. ferritin The number of free iron binding sites on transferrina, the percentage of blood consisting of red blood cells the number of free iron-binding sites on transferri c. the size of red blood cells d. the amount of iron stored in the liver 5. Which nutrient increases the bioavailability of nonheme iron? a. Zinc b. lodine c. Magnesium d Vitamin C6 Although David needs to be careful t limit the amount of iron in his diet, other groups o people have the opposite problem of not getting enough iron in their diet. The group with increase risk of iron deficiency anemia is Pregnant women__.a. older males b. older females c.pregnant women d. breastfed babies