lec 9: vitamins

Question 1

organic compounds that are needed by the body in small quantities

Answer 1

vitamins

Question 2

its deficiency causes capillary fragility, muscle fatigue, soft swollen gums, decreased wound healing, osteoporosis, anemia

Answer 2

C

Question 3

a vitamin that regulates calcium and phosphorus homeostasis

Answer 3

D

Question 4

vitamin responsible for gene control and regulation of cell growth

Answer 4

A

Question 5

antioxidant vitamins

Answer 5

A,C,E

Question 6

its deficiency causes degeneration of peripheral nerves

Answer 6

B12

Question 7

its deficiency causes xerophthalmia

Answer 7

A

Question 8

calciferol

Answer 8

D

Question 9

important vitamin in cell division in skin and eye

Answer 9

A

Question 10

its deficiency causes rickets and osteomalacia

Answer 10

D

Question 11

a vitamin responsible for synthesis of steroids

Answer 11

C

Question 12

a vitamin that enters in the synthesis of glycoproteins

Answer 12

A

Question 13

its deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia

Answer 13

B9

Question 14

its deficiency causes pernicious anemia

Answer 14

B12

Question 15

a vitamin which activates blood clotting proteins

Answer 15

K

Question 16

a vitamin responsible for tyrosine metabolism

Answer 16

C

Question 17

retinol

Answer 17

A

Question 18

strongest antioxidant

Answer 18

C

Question 19

a vitamin that maintains health of epithelium and mucous membranes in skin and cornea

Answer 19

A

Question 20

a vitamin responsible for synthesis of bile acids

Answer 20

C

Question 21

its deficiency causes scurvy disease

Answer 21

C

Question 22

why does vitamin c cause anemia

Answer 22

as its deficiency causes hemorrhaging due to capillary fragility

Question 23

a vitamin responsible for hydroxylation

Answer 23

C

Question 24

a vitamin which is important for energy and ATP

Answer 24

B1

Question 25

a vitamin responsible for absorption of iron by maintaining it in its ferrous state

Answer 25

C

Question 26

a vitamin which acts as a coenzyme in oxidative decarboxylation reactions in carbohydrate metabolism

Answer 26

B1

Question 27

beri beri manifestations

Answer 27

1. GIT manifestations(anorexia, nausea, vomiting)
2. neurological manifestations (confusion, peripheral neuritis, muscle fatigue)
3. cardiovascular manifestations (edema, cardiac enlargement, heart failure)

Question 28

a vitamin which can be formed inside the body from amino acid tryptophan

Answer 28

B3

Question 29

a vitamin which is important for baby’s development in first trimester

Answer 29

B9 (folic acid)

Question 30

vitamins important for cell division

Answer 30

B9, B12

Question 31

a vitamin which promotes nucleic acid formation

Answer 31

B12

Question 32

a vitamin responsible for collagen synthesis

Answer 32

C

Question 33

its deficiency causes pellagra disease

Answer 33

B3

Question 34

vitamins which promotes RBC formation

Answer 34

B9, B12

Question 35

a vitamin which can be stored in liver

Answer 35

B12

Question 36

its deficiency causes beri beri disease

Answer 36

B1

Question 37

pellagra manifestations

Answer 37

1. dermatitis
2. dementia
3. diarrhea

Question 38

a vitamin which can be formed inside the body

Answer 38

B3 (niacin)

Question 39

a vitamin which forms hydrogen carriers

Answer 39

B3