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Chapter 4 - Vitamins Flashcards

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Vitamins

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Organic substances for normal growth and activity of the body

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Deficiencies

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Disease due to lack of metabolic substances

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Toxin

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A poison substance of plant, animal, bacterial, or fungal origin

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How does Hypervitaminosis occur?

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In association with food or dietary supplement faddism

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What vitamins are the soluble fats?

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A,D,E,K

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What vitamins are the water soluble

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B Complex, C

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What does the Vitamin A deficiency have?

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Is obtained from carotene; Has dry flat epithelial cells that become hard

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What are the side effects of Vitamin A deficiency?

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  1. The conjunctiva kertinizes,
  2. The mucous membrane drys up which risks infection,
  3. Night Blindness
  4. Dry Skin and tooth defects
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How is the Vitamin B complex obtained?

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Through grains and rice

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What is the deficiency of Thiamine result in?

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Beriberi which only occurs in chronic alcoholics

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What does a Niacin deficiency result in?

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  1. Abnormal heart rate
  2. Damage to blood vessels
  3. Pellagra
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What is Pellagra?

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Dietary lack of B3 and tryptophan

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What are the four symptoms of Pellagra?? (Four Ds)

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Diarrhea
Dermatitis
Dementia
Death

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What is Riboflavin B2 good for?

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Important for energy metabolism

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Cheilosis

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Sore and cracked lips

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Folic Acid B9 deficiency

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May result in anemia and spina bifida

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What is Vitamin C needed for??

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Needed for collagen synthesis; Prevents progression of Alzheimer disease

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What does the deficiency of vitamin C result in??

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Lowers Collagen Formation
Lowers Absorption of Iron
Infections Increase
Scurvy

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What does the deficiency in Vitamin D result in?

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Usually results in Rickets because you cant absorb calcium well

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Why do you need Vitamin D?

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To absorb Calcium well from intestines

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What is Rickets?

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Deformities of the long bones, body soreness

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What is Hypervitaminosis?

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Increased blood calcium levels

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What does Hypervitaminosis cause?

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Arteriosclerosis;, Risks Kidney Stones and Decalcification of bones

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What does the deficiency of Vitamin E result in?

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Hemolysis of RBC

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Vitamin K deficiencies do what to your blood?
Unregular bleeding due to blood being able to coagulate and clot properly
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Low Protein deficiencies result in Marasmus, which is what?
Depravation of calories and proteins in body
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What is Kwashiorkor?
Protein deficiency that effects the liver and viscera, also causes your hair to lose the color
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What does Iron Deficiency result in?
Anemia, Pale Appearance, Decreased Enzyme Activity
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Potassium Deficiency happen why?
From dehydration disorders or steroid use
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How does Iodine deficiency result in??
Enlarged Thyroid Gland (Goiter)
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What does Chronic mean?
A disease with more or less slow onset and long duration
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A degeneration or atrophy of the parenchyma cells of an organ the interstitial connective tissue
Cirrhosis
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Cleft Palate means what?
Congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the mid line
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What is the definition of Clinical Pathology?
Study of disease by means of body secretions
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Colitis
Inflammation of th e mucous membrane of the colon
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Commensalism means what?
The symbiotic relationship of two organisms
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Congestion meaning?
Accumulation of an excess of blood or tissue fluid in a body part
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Contusion
A bruise, often accompanied with swelling
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Cretinism meaning??
A congenital condition due to hypothyroidism resulting in mental retardation
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Cryptorchism meaning??
Condition in which the descent of a testis into the scrotum is a
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Bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen is what??
Cyanosis
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Cyst
A sac within or on the body surface containing air or fluid
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What does the prefix of cyst mean?
Bladder
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Cystitis definition
Inflammation of the bladder, especially the urinary bladder
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What is Faddism??
It is based upon exaggerated belief in beneficial effects of food or nutrition
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A disturbance in sense or motion
Peripheral Neuropathy
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What is Folic Acid important for?
Cell division and CNS development
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What is infantile scurvy also called?
Barlow's Disease
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Whats Latin for scurvy?
Scorbutan
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What does Hypercalcemia cause?
Arteriosclerosis Kidney Stones Bones Decalcify

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