vitamin C Flashcards

1
Q

what is the name of the vitamin C

A

L ascorbic acid

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2
Q

what does destroy Vit C in the nature

A

1- heat

2- storage

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3
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what are the product of metabolismed L ascorbic acid

A

oxalic acid

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4
Q

what happens to the oxalic acid in the body

A

it combine with the Ca and make calcium oxelate stones in the kidney

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5
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what are the problems that is caused by vit C toxicity

A

kidney stones calcium oxilate stones

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6
Q

what is the effect of the vitamin C on the collagen

A

the vit C is required to make collagen so in the case of of the vit C difenciency all the collagen production will be distrubted

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7
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what is the effect of the vit C dificiency on the collagen type 1

A

it is will effect the bones formation and the teeth too

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8
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what is the effect of the vit C dificiency on the collagen type 2

A

it will effect all the cartilage in the body

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9
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what is the effect of the vit C dificiency on the collagen type 3

A

it is mainly going to effect the capillaries frgilty so you will see bleeding in the gum

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10
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what is the effect of the vit C dificiency on the collagen type 4

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it will effect the basement cells of the tissues

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11
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what is the effect of the vit C dificiency on the collagen type 5

A

it will cause hair loose or crulled and it will effect the placenta formation

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12
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how does the vit C difiecency will effects the blood cells

A

it will effects the cytoskeleton of the cells

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13
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how does the vit C difecenvy cause iron anemia

A

because it is needed for iron apsorbtion

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14
Q

how we can befits from the ablity of the vit c to from ferratin

A

well we can use it to heal metheoglobinemia

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15
Q

why vit C dificiency cause delay in the healing the wounds

A

because 1- meatabolism of the B9 and folic acid to –form DNA needs vit C as co factor so less vitamin C less DNA systhsis
2- the fibroblast is a collagen type cell

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16
Q

what are the symptoms of the scurvy

A
1- late teeth formation or losing them 
2- bone defect 
3- delay wound healing 
4- swallon bleeding gum 
5- crulled hair or losing it 
6- iron def anemia
7- capillary frgility  cause edema 
8 - weaken immunity '
9- painful glosstis
17
Q

what kind of edema are possible in the scurvy

A

1- subperiostial hem specaill in the eye orbit
2- parafallicular hem
3-petechial hem

18
Q

what happens to the bleeding time and prothrombin time in vit C def

A

high bleeding time

normal pt

19
Q

which hormone does the vit C act like

A

it acts like oxytosin

20
Q

how could iron over load leads to scurvy

A

all the vit C get used by the absurption

21
Q

what is the relation between the vit C and the cetalmines

A

it is needed in the metablism o f the tyrosine which is the amino acid that makes catalmines

22
Q

what is alkaptonuria

A

is a genetic disorder that happens due to lack of enzyme that inter in the tyrosine + phemaloline that cause black urine and black pigmention in skin eye cartillage

23
Q

which disoreder could vit C resable its symptoms

A

alkaptonuria