(CAR) Vitamins Flashcards

1
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_____ helps in blood clotting

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Vitamin K
(Vitamin K is used by the body to help blood clot. Warfarin (Coumadin) is used to slow blood clotting. By helping the blood clot, vitamin K might decrease the effectiveness of warfarin (Coumadin))

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2
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Fat soluble vitamin are

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A,D,E,K

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3
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Water soluble vitamins are

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Vita B and C

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4
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Vitamin A is found in

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Green Vegetables

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5
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Night blindness is due to

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Vitamin A
(Night blindness caused by nearsightedness, cataracts, or vitamin A deficiency is treatable. Corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contacts, can improve nearsighted vision both during the day and at night.)
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6
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____ in our diet promotes bone formation and calcium absorption in our body

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Vitamin D

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7
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Rackets in childhood occurs due to the lack of

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Vitamin D

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8
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Mascular and nervous disorders is due to lack of

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Vitamin E

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9
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____ Vitamin gets destroyed on heating

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Vitamin C

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10
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Vitamin B complex includes

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Vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12

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11
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Deficiency of Vitamin B1 casuses

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Beri Beri
(Beriberi is a disease caused by a vitamin B-1 deficiency, also known as thiamine deficiency. There are two types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry beriberi. Wet beriberi affects the heart and circulatory system. In extreme cases, wet beriberi can cause heart failure.)
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12
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Deficiency of vitamin c leads to a disease known as

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Scurvy
(Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C. Early symptoms include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur.)

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13
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_____ Vitamin is known as the ‘Anti-Sterile’ factor?

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Vitamin E is known as ‘anti-sterility vitamin’ or ‘fertility vitamin’. Chemically, vitamin … Vitamin E has a nickname of anti-sterility vitamin, because when it was discovered, it was observed to have anti sterility properties in rat.

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14
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____ vitamin can be most easily synthesised in human body is

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Vitamin D

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15
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Vitamin D helps in

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Strengthen bones and teeth

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16
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Best sources of Vitamin A

A

Carrot

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17
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_____ is known as anti-scurvy factor

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Vitamin C

18
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Vitamin D deficiency leads to

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Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency.

19
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Vitamin presents

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  • Liver
  • Milk
  • Green Vegetable
20
Q

Poor night vision is coz of

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Lack of Vitamin A

21
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____ Vitamin is also known as Ascorbic Acid

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C

22
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Deficiency of Vitamin A in man may result in

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  • Nightblindness
  • Xeropthalmia (abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.)
23
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___ vitamin is capable of blood formation

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Vitamin B (Vitamin B Complexes—Needed for red blood cell formation.)

24
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Vitmamin ____ is most susceptible of heat destruction

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Vitamin C is easily destroyed by excessive heat and water, as well as exposure to air.

25
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Healing wounds is hastened by vitamin __

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Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is required for the synthesis of collagen. It is also a highly effective antioxidant protecting cells from damage by free radicals. Studies have shown that the vitamin can help speed the healing process of wounds.

26
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Richest source of Vitamin D

A

Cod Liver Oil

27
Q

____ vitamin is synthesised in the body by intestinal bacteria

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Vitamin K
(vitamin K synthesized by intestinal bacteria
There are two sources of this essential vitamin, including vitamin K1, or phylloquinone which is primarily found in green leafy vegetables and vitamin K2 or menaquinone which is synthesized by certain intestinal bacteria.)
28
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Vitamin ____ is excreted by humans in urine

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C

29
Q

Cow milk is rich source of

A

Vitamin A

30
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Vitamin B1 is also known as

A

Thiamine

31
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Vitamin B2 is also known as

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Riboflavin

32
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Vitamin B6 is also known as

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Pyredoxine

33
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Vitamin B12 is also known as

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Cyanocobalamin
(Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system via the synthesis of myelin (myelinogenesis), and the formation of red blood cells

34
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Richest source of vitamin A

A

Egg

35
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Vitamin ___ produces healthy eyes functioning

A

A

36
Q

Scurvy can be prevented by

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Vitamin C intake

37
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Vitamin ___ is useful in osteomalacia

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Osteomalacia is the softening of the bones caused by impaired bone metabolism primarily due to inadequate levels of available phosphate, calcium, and vitamin D, or because of resorption of calcium. … Vitamin D and calcium supplements are measures that can be used to prevent and treat osteomalacia.

38
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Guava is rich source of

A

Vitamin A

39
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Certain Bacteria living in human digestive system are beneficial coz they systhesis

A

Vitamin K

40
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Citrus fruits are considered rich in

A

Vita C

41
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Vitamins acts as

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Co-Enzyme
(Vitamins are substances needed in small amounts for normal body functions that the body cannot synthesize in adequate amounts. … Some examples of coenzyme vitamins include Vitamin B1 in the form of thiamin diphosphate (or cocarboxylase) and Vitamin B6 in the form of pyridoxal 5’-phosphate.)

42
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Vitamin D prevents

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Bone Disease.