Ch 6 Vitamins

Question 1

This is an organic dietary substance that is not energy producing

Needed in very small quantities

Cannot be synthesized by the body and must be supplied in food

Answer 1

Vitamin

Question 2

Vitamins are classified as what to types of vitamins?

Answer 2

Fat soluble or water-soluble

Question 3

Types of fat soluble vitamins

Answer 3

Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin A
Vitamin K

Question 4

Types of water-soluble vitamins

Answer 4

Vitamin C
Vitamin B 12
Vitamin B6
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Pantothenic acid
Biotin 
Folate

Question 5

These vitamins are associated with the body lipids and are easily stored their functions are usually related to structural activities with proteins

Answer 5

Fat soluble vitamins

Question 6

This type of vitamins are more easily absorbed in transported but they cannot be stored in the body

Answer 6

Water soluble vitamins

Question 7

This vitamin primarily helps your vision but also helps epithelial tissues, Growth, immunity and reproductive function

Answer 7

Vitamin a

Question 8

When vitamin a is lacking the retina becomes increases inly sensitive to changes in what?

Answer 8

Light

Question 9

2% milk, cheese, egg yolk, liver, broccoli, carrots, spinach, cantaloupe, tomato juice, apricots or an example of what type of vitamin?

Answer 9

Vitamin a

Question 10

This vitamin is associated mostly with calcium phosphorus absorption and bone formation

Answer 10

Vitamin D

Question 11

With vitamin D deficiency a person is more susceptible to diseases such as what?

Answer 11

Osteoporosis a.k.a. week brittle bones and bone pain

Question 12

What are some vitamin D food sources?

Answer 12

Milk, Fish, eggs, nuts, orange juice, cereal, Sunlight

Question 13

This is a fat soluble nutrients found in many foods

It protects our skin cells from damage

Answer 13

Vitamin e

Question 14

What happens when someone has a vitamin E deficiency?

Answer 14

It has disastrous effects on red blood cells and nerves are affected

Question 15

Types of vitamin e foods

Answer 15

Cereal, rice crispies, Cheerios, tomato, spinach, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, sardines, kidney beans, olive oil

Question 16

The major function of this vitamin is to initiate liver synthesis with for proteins necessary for blood clotting

Answer 16

Vitamin K

Question 17

Deficiency in this vitamin can cause bleeding or hemorrhaging in infants

Answer 17

Vitamin K

Question 18

Vitamin k foods?

Answer 18

Spinach, brussels sprouts, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, canned tuna, spaghetti sauce

Question 19

What is that adequate intake of vitamin k for adults

Answer 19

90 mcg women

120 mcg men

Question 20

This vitamin helps build and maintain many body tissues,helps immunity

Answer 20

Vitamin c

Question 21

What are some signs of vitamin C deficiency?

Answer 21

Easy bruising
Hemorrhages of the skin
Weak bones
Poor wound healing
Bleeding gums
Anemia

Question 22

What does one use vitamin C for in clinical applications?

Answer 22

Wound healing
Fever and infection
Growth
Stress and body responses

Question 23

What are some food sources of vitamin C?

Answer 23

Tomato soup, vegetable juice, peppers,chili, Broccoli, coleslaw, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, strawberries, orange juice, grape juice, oranges, cantaloupe, watermelon, fruit punch

Question 24

Vitamin that helps body convert food into glucose /energy

Answer 24

Riboflavin

Niacin

Biotin

Pantothenic acid

Question 25

This vitamin is involved in many functions including nervous system and function, the flow of electrolytes in and out of nerve and muscle cells

Answer 25

Thiamine

Question 26

This vitamin helps convert food to glucose to produce energy

Answer 26

Niacin

Question 27

This vitamin helps the body make several neotransmitters. Chemicals that carry signals from one nerve cell to the other

Answer 27

Vitamin B 6

Question 28

This vitamin is crucial for proper brain function and plays in important role in mental and emotional health

Answer 28

Folic acid

Question 29

Is vitamin is important for maintaining healthy nerve cells and helps in the production of DNA and RNA

Answer 29

Vitamin B 12