Trace Elements

Question 1

Potentiates insulin action, glucose and lipid metabolism

Answer 1

Chromium (Cr)

Question 2

Component of glucose tolerance factor

Answer 2

Chromium (Cr)

Question 3

Effect of deficiency of Chromium

Answer 3

Impaired glucose tolerance in type 2 DM
Insulin resistance
Hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia
Peripheral neuropathy

Question 4

Hemoglobin synthesis

Answer 4

Cobalt (Co)

Question 5

Vitamin B12 component

Answer 5

Cobalt (Co)

Question 6

Effect of deficiency of Cobalt

Answer 6

Anemia
Anorexia
Growth depression

Question 7

The third most abundant element in the body following zinc and iron

Answer 7

Copper (Cu)

Question 8

Cellular respiration

Answer 8

Copper (Cu)

Question 9

Collagen synthesis

Answer 9

Copper (Cu)

Question 10

Vascular a n d skeletal structure development

Answer 10

Copper (Cu)

Question 11

Effect of deficiency of Copper (Cu)

Answer 11

Menke’s Kinky Hair Syndrome
Iron refractory anemia
Bone fractures, skeletal defects

Question 12

congenital failure of Cu absorption

Answer 12

Menke’s Kinky Hair Syndrome

Question 13

Effect of toxicity of Copper (Cu)

Answer 13

Wilson’s Disease
Kayser-Fleisher Rings

Question 14

ailure to excrete Cu in bile

Answer 14

Wilson’s disease

Question 15

copper deposition in the Descemet membrane of the cornea

Answer 15

Kayser-Fleischer Rings

Question 16

Prevents tooth decay

Answer 16

Fluorine (F)

Question 17

Component of thyroid hormone synthesis

Answer 17

lodine (i)

Question 18

Effect of deficiency of lodine (i)

Answer 18

Goiter
Hypothyroidism
Cretinism (Infants)
Myxedema (Adults)

Question 19

Oxygen transport

Answer 19

Iron (Fe)

Question 20

Component of Hemoglobin, Vitamin A

Answer 20

Iron (Fe)

Question 21

Effect of deficiency of Iron (Fe)

Answer 21

Hypochromic, microcytic anemia
Glossitis
Angular stomatitis, cheilosis,
a n d koilonychia

Question 22

Bone and connective tissue

Answer 22

Manganese (Mn)

Question 23

Component of metalloenzyme

Answer 23

Manganese (Mn)

Question 24

LEAST toxic of all the trace elements

Answer 24

Manganese (Mn)

Question 25

Manganese (Mn) effect of toxicity

Answer 25

Syndrome resembles Parkinson's and Wilson's disease

Question 26

DNA metabolism Essential for uric acid production

Answer 26

Molybdenum (Mo)

Question 27

Protects against oxidative damage of lipid, gene expression, thyroxine deiodinase

Answer 27

Selenium (Se)

Question 28

Selenium (Se) effect of deficiency

Answer 28

Keshan Disease Kashin-Beck Disease

Question 29

endemic cardiomyopathy; affects children and women of childbearing age

Answer 29

Keshan Disease

Question 30

endemic osteoarthritis; affects pre-adolescents and adolescents

Answer 30

Kashin-Beck Disease

Question 31

Garlic odor breath

Answer 31

Selenium (Se)

Question 32

Protein synthesis, zinc finger proteins—gene expression, immunity, needed for normal skin, bones, a n d hair

Answer 32

Zinc (Zn)

Question 33

Component of metallothionein ≈300 enzymes

Answer 33

Zinc (Zn)

Question 34

Zinc (Zn) effect of deficiency

Answer 34

Acrodermatitis enteropathica In children (immune deficits, glossitis, and osteoporosis)

Question 35

Causes copper deficiency

Answer 35

Zinc (Zn)