(CAR) Vitamins Flashcards
_____ helps in blood clotting
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))
Fat soluble vitamin are
A,D,E,K
Water soluble vitamins are
Vita B and C
Vitamin A is found in
Green Vegetables
Night blindness is due to
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.)
____ in our diet promotes bone formation and calcium absorption in our body
Vitamin D
Rackets in childhood occurs due to the lack of
Vitamin D
Mascular and nervous disorders is due to lack of
Vitamin E
____ Vitamin gets destroyed on heating
Vitamin C
Vitamin B complex includes
Vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12
Deficiency of Vitamin B1 casuses
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.)
Deficiency of vitamin c leads to a disease known as
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.)
_____ Vitamin is known as the ‘Anti-Sterile’ factor?
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.
____ vitamin can be most easily synthesised in human body is
Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps in
Strengthen bones and teeth
Best sources of Vitamin A
Carrot
_____ is known as anti-scurvy factor
Vitamin C
Vitamin D deficiency leads to
Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin presents
- Liver
- Milk
- Green Vegetable
Poor night vision is coz of
Lack of Vitamin A
____ Vitamin is also known as Ascorbic Acid
C
Deficiency of Vitamin A in man may result in
- Nightblindness
- Xeropthalmia (abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.)
___ vitamin is capable of blood formation
Vitamin B (Vitamin B Complexes—Needed for red blood cell formation.)
Vitmamin ____ is most susceptible of heat destruction
Vitamin C is easily destroyed by excessive heat and water, as well as exposure to air.
Healing wounds is hastened by vitamin __
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.
Richest source of Vitamin D
Cod Liver Oil
____ vitamin is synthesised in the body by intestinal bacteria
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.)
Vitamin ____ is excreted by humans in urine
C
Cow milk is rich source of
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1 is also known as
Thiamine
Vitamin B2 is also known as
Riboflavin
Vitamin B6 is also known as
Pyredoxine
Vitamin B12 is also known as
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
Richest source of vitamin A
Egg
Vitamin ___ produces healthy eyes functioning
A
Scurvy can be prevented by
Vitamin C intake
Vitamin ___ is useful in osteomalacia
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.
Guava is rich source of
Vitamin A
Certain Bacteria living in human digestive system are beneficial coz they systhesis
Vitamin K
Citrus fruits are considered rich in
Vita C
Vitamins acts as
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.)
Vitamin D prevents
Bone Disease.
