Body system
Musculoskeletal System
Bones, muscles and connective tissue: structure and movement.
Its role in normal biology
Functions in this system that nutrients from UCF crops take part in.
- Bone protein metabolismBone metabolism involves proteins and other biological processes that contribute to the formation, maintenance and remodeling of bone tissue.
- Collagen synthesisCollagen synthesis produces collagen, a structural protein found throughout connective tissues.
- Bone structureMineralized tissue provides much of the structural strength and rigidity of bones and teeth.
- Muscle contractionMuscle contraction is the process through which muscle fibers generate force and movement.
- Myoglobin and muscle oxygenMyoglobin is an oxygen-binding protein in muscle tissue that helps make oxygen available within muscle cells.
Nutrients involved
Foods that carry those nutrients
Sources & references (6)
- Vitamin K — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals · National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplementshttps://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminK-HealthProfessional/
- Vitamin C — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals · National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplementshttps://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional/
- Calcium — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals · National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplementshttps://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/
- Iron — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals · National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplementshttps://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/
- Magnesium — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals · National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplementshttps://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/
- Potassium — Fact Sheet for Health Professionals · National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplementshttps://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Potassium-HealthProfessional/