Alternative supplements (test 4)

Question 1

Where are fat-soluble vitamins mainly stored?

Answer 1

The liver

Question 2

What are some examples of fat-soluble vitamins?

Answer 2

Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

Question 3

What is Vitamin A used for in the body?

Answer 3

Growth, bone function, shedding and repair epithelial cells, retinal function, and reproductive organs.

Question 4

What is necessary for the absorption of Vitamin D?

Answer 4

Bile

Question 5

How is vitamin D formed in the body?

Answer 5

Through UV rays onto the skin

Question 6

What happens if you have too much Vitamin E?

Answer 6

It can be damaging to the heart

Question 7

What does the body use Vitamin E for?

Answer 7

Prevent cataracts, enhance immune response, prevent heart disease.

Question 8

What is Retinol?

Answer 8

Vitamin A

Question 9

What is phytonadione?

Answer 9

Vitamin K

Question 10

What id Vitamin K’s function on the body?

Answer 10

Plays a role in blood clotting

Question 11

What are two examples of water-soluble vitamins?

Answer 11

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Question 12

What is thiamine?

Answer 12

Vitamin B1

Question 13

What is riboflavin?

Answer 13

Vitamin B2

Question 14

What does Vitamin B1 do?

Answer 14

Acts as a coenzyme in carbohydrate metabolism

Question 15

What does vitamin B2 do?

Answer 15

Functions to maintain the mucous membranes and metabolic energy pathways

Question 16

What is nicotinic acid / niacin?

Answer 16

Vitamin B3

Question 17

What are the three D’s of a vitamin B3 deficiency?

Answer 17

Diarrhea, dementia, dermatitis

Question 18

What does vitamin D3 do?

Answer 18

Involved in fat synthesis, electron transport, and protein metabolism

Question 19

What is pantothenic acid?

Answer 19

Vitamin B5

Question 20

What does Vitamin D5 do for the body?

Answer 20

Essential for growth, physiological functions, and energy production

Question 21

What is pyridoxine?

Answer 21

Vitamin B6

Question 22

What is cyanocobalamin?

Answer 22

Vitamin B12

Question 23

How is vitamin B12 taken? (ROA)

Answer 23

Intramuscularly

Question 24

What happens when there is a deficiency of vitamin B12?

Answer 24

Anemia

Question 25

What vitamin is deficient in Ketatomalacia?

Answer 25

Vitamin A

Question 26

What vitamin is deficient in Rickets?

Answer 26

Vitamin D

Question 27

What vitamin is deficient in Beriberi?

Answer 27

Vitamin B1

Question 28

What vitamin is deficient in Pellagra?

Answer 28

Vitamin B3

Question 29

What vitamin is deficient in Scurvy?

Answer 29

Vitamin C

Question 30

How much water loss can lead to death?

Answer 30

25%

Question 31

What does sodium do for the body?

Answer 31

Generates and transmits nerve impulses, maintain acid-base balance, and regulate enzyme activity

Question 32

What happens when there is a deficiency in sodium?

Answer 32

Vomiting and diarrhea

Question 33

What is potassium important for?

Answer 33

water balance, regulation of acid base, protein synthesis, muscle building

Question 34

What happens when the body does not have enough potassium?

Answer 34

Loss of muscle tone, weakness, and paralysis

Question 35

What is calcium important for?

Answer 35

Bone formation, muscle contraction, and blood coagulation

Question 36

What is chloride important for?

Answer 36

transport carbon dioxide Form hydrochloric acid in the stomach Retain potassium

Question 37

What is magnesium important for?

Answer 37

Nerve and muscle function

Question 38

Where is magnesium abundantly found in the body?

Answer 38

The bones

Question 39

What is Ginkgo used for?

Answer 39

peripheral vascular disease Cerebral insufficiency Alzheimer' Disease Inhibits platelet aggregation

Question 40

What is St. John's Wort also called?

Answer 40

Natures Prozac

Question 41

What is St. John's Wort used for?

Answer 41

mild depression, anxiety, and insomnia

Question 42

What is Glucosamine used for?

Answer 42

helps restore damaged tissue through the synthesis of cartilage and tendons

Question 43

What is Echinacea commonly used for?

Answer 43

The common cold

Question 44

What is ginger commonly used for?

Answer 44

Motion sickness, flatulence, stomach disorders, nausea, and vomiting

Question 45

What is the most common route of exposure to industrial poisons?

Answer 45

Skin contamination

Question 46

What is the most common route of poisoning?

Answer 46

Ingestion

Question 47

What are the two most common agents to wash out the poison from someone's stomach?

Answer 47

Activated charcoals | Cathartics