Fat Soluble Vitamins

Question 1

Other names include retinoic acid, retinal, and retinol.

Answer 1

Vitamin A

Question 2

Are the precursor of Vitamin A

Answer 2

Carotenes

Question 3

Refers to biologically active form and is found in animal food.

Answer 3

Retinol

Question 4

Is needed to cleave beta carotene to retinol.

Answer 4

Vitamin E

Question 5

Interferes with vitamin A metabolism.

Answer 5

Zinc

Question 6

Is needed to metabolize vitamin A from its liver stores.

Answer 6

Iron

Question 7

Is characterized by cessation of bone growth, painful joints, cracks in teeth, and atophy of dentin

Answer 7

Hypovitaminosis A

Question 8

is manifested by headache, dizzines, nausea, dry and itchy skin.

Answer 8

Hypervitaminosis

Question 9

Is the yellow pigmentation of the skin.

Answer 9

Hypercarotenemia

Question 10

Cause birth defects

Answer 10

Teratogenic

Question 11

Other names include cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol

Answer 11

Vitamin D

Question 12

It deactivates the production of active vitamin D.

Answer 12

High phosphorus

Question 13

In children, is characterized by soft and fragile bones, enlarged joints, bowed legs and deformities of the chest.

Answer 13

Rickets

Question 14

Is aggravated by calcium deficiency characterized by softening of the bones.

Answer 14

Osteomalacia

Question 15

Refers to the loss of calcium from the bones causing reduced bone density.

Answer 15

Osteoporosis

Question 16

This vitamin is unstable to alkali, uv rays, and oxygen.

Answer 16

Vitamin E

Question 17

Readily oxidized in the presence of rancid fats or lead and iron salts.

Answer 17

Vitamin E

Question 18

Prevents the oxidation of vitamin A, carotene, vitamin C, and unsaturated fatty acids.

Answer 18

Vitamine E

Question 19

Fibrocystic breast disease and abnormality in the blood flow of the legs.

Answer 19

Intermittent Claudification

Question 20

Belongs to a group of chemicals called quinones

Answer 20

Vitamin K

Question 21

The type of vitamin K found in animal tissue.

Answer 21

Menaquinone (K2)

Question 22

The type of Vitamin K present in plant foods.

Answer 22

Phylloquinone (K1)

Question 23

Synthetic substance of vitamin K

Answer 23

Menadione (K3)

Question 24

Essential for the synthesis of several proteins involved in blood clotting.

Answer 24

Vitamin K

Question 25

Participates in the synthesis of a bone protein.

Answer 25

Vitamin K

Question 26

Excess bilirubin in blood; yellowing of eyes and skin.

Answer 26

Jaundice

Question 27

Bilirubin moves from bloodstream into brain tissuem

Answer 27

Kernicterus