Author Question: Sodium, chloride, and potassium are the three most abundant ions in the human body. Indicate ... (Read 99 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

Sodium, chloride, and potassium are the three most abundant ions in the human body.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Discuss the cause and symptoms of rickets in children.

nixon_s · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

In infants and children, vitamin D deficiency can result in improper bone mineralization-a disease called rickets. Children with rickets experience slow growth and have characteristically bowed legs or knocked knees that develop because their long leg bones cannot support the stress of weight-bearing activities such as walking. Rickets can also cause the breastbone to protrude outward and the rib cage to become narrow, often resulting in cardiac and respiratory problems.