vitamin, mineral, and senses review

Question 1

vitamin A

Answer 1

Beta carotene
prevents nightblindness
toxic levels can result in death

Question 2

vitamin B1

Answer 2

Thiamine
Deficiency: heart muscle weakness, beriberi

Question 3

Vitamin B2

Answer 3

Riboflavin
light can break it down

Question 4

vitamin B3

Answer 4

niacin
prevents pellagra

Question 5

Vitamin B5

Answer 5

panthothenic Acid
aids enzymes that connect carbs and fat metabolism

Question 6

VItamin B6

Answer 6

helps prevent anemia, skin lesions, and nerve damage

Question 7

B12

Answer 7

helps prevent pernicious anemia

Question 8

biotin

Answer 8

aids enzymes in amino acids catabolism

Question 9

folic acid

Answer 9

helps prevent against cervical dysplasia

Question 10

Vitamin C

Answer 10

prevents scurvy
fights hemorrhage

Question 11

Vitamin D

Answer 11

prevents rickets
aids in calcium absorption
may help prevent osteoporosis

Question 12

Vitamin E

Answer 12

prevents retrolental fibroplasias
prevents fats from going rancid

Question 13

Vitamin K

Answer 13

Helps prevent hemorrage (clotting)

Question 14

Ca

Answer 14

calcium
most abundant mineral in the body

Question 15

K+

Answer 15

potassium
most common cause of eletrolyte imbalance if deficient

Question 16

Ma

Answer 16

magnesium
bones/blood/albumen

Question 17

Na

Answer 17

sodium
blood

Question 18

list the fat soluble vitamins

Answer 18

ADEK

Question 19

which vitamins are aborbed directly into blood

Answer 19

water solubles
B’s & C’s

Question 20

which vitamins are needed in frequent doses

Answer 20

B’s & C vitamins

Question 21

which vitamins can reach toxic levels when consumed in supplemental form

Answer 21

Fat solubles
ADEK

Question 22

another name for Beta carotene

Answer 22

Vitamin A

Question 23

another name for Riboflavin & light can break it down

Answer 23

Vitamin B2

Question 24

another name for niacin

Answer 24

Vitamin B3

Question 25

vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency leads to this pathology

Answer 25

BeriBeri

Question 26

vitamin K aids in this

Answer 26

Clotting

Question 27

night blindness may be due to a deficiency in which vitamin

Answer 27

Vitamin A

Question 28

Vitamin B3 deficiency can lead to this pathology

Answer 28

pellagra

Question 29

vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to this pathology

Answer 29

Pernicious anemia

Question 30

vitamin D deficiency can lead to this pathology

Answer 30

Rickets

Question 31

vitamin C deficiency can lead to this pathology

Answer 31

scurvy

Question 32

this vitamin prevents fats from going rancid

Answer 32

Vitamin E

Question 33

Pernicious anemia is due to a deficiency in this

Answer 33

B12

Question 34

this vitamin aids in calcium absorption

Answer 34

vitamin D

Question 35

this is the most abundant mineral of the human body

Answer 35

calcium

Question 36

a toxic dose of this mineral can stop the heart

Answer 36

potassium

Question 37

a deficiency of this mineral can result it muscle cramps

Answer 37

sodium

Question 38

toxic levels of vitamin A can result in death true or false

Answer 38

true

Question 39

cleft palate can be due to a deficiency of this vitamin

Answer 39

folic acid

Question 40

spina bifida can be due to a deficiency of this vitamin

Answer 40

folic acid

Question 41

another name for nearsightedness

Answer 41

myopia

Question 42

another name for farsightedness

Answer 42

hyperopia

Question 43

another name for nightblindness

Answer 43

nyctalopia

Question 44

another name for farsightedness due to aging

Answer 44

presbyopia

Question 45

pathology involving elevated intraocular fluid pressure

Answer 45

glacoma

Question 46

clouding of the lens of the eye

Answer 46

cataracts