Nutrition Ch11: Nutrients Involved in Bone Health

A vitamin D deficiency disease in children. Symptoms include deformities of skeleton, such as bowed legs and knocked knees.

A vitamin D deficiency disease in adults, in which bones become weak and prone to fractures.

A vitamin K dependent protein that is secreted by osteoblasts and is associated with bone turnover.

A condition characterized by staining and pitting of the teeth; caused by an abnormally high intake of fluoride.

A disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue, leading to increased bone fragility and fracture risk.

Dowager’s Hump. Shortening,hunching, and rounding of the spine

What is the component that provides hardness to bone?

• Minerals

• Vitamins

• Calcium

• Vitamin K

What is the name of the mineral crystals of calcium and phosphorus around collagen?

• Minerals

• Hydroxyapatite

• Osteoclasts

• Water

What type of bone is the outer surface of bones?

• Trabecular Bone

• Cortical Bone

• Oval Bone

• Smaller Bone

What type of bone is the spongey, scaffolding inside of bones with a faster turnover rate?

• Cortical Bone

• Osteocalcin

• Osteoclasts

• Trabecular Bone