Vitamins

Question 1

Vitamin D - Function

Answer 1

maintain blood levels of calcium & phosphorus

Question 2

Vitamin D - sources

Answer 2

fortified foods & fatty fish

Question 3

Vitamin D - active form

Answer 3

calcitriol activated by kidneys

Question 4

Vitamin D - deficiency

Answer 4

rickets

Question 5

Vitamin C - function

Answer 5

antioxidant & collagen synthesis

Question 6

Vitamin C - sources

Answer 6

citrus fruit & red/green peppers

Question 7

Vitamin C - deficiency

Answer 7

scurvy

Question 8

Vitamin A - family

Answer 8

carotenoid (beta-carotene) & retinoids (retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid)

Question 9

Vitamin A - functions

Answer 9

blindness, gene expression and cell differentiation, immune system, growth and development, antioxidants

Question 10

Vitamin A - sources

Answer 10

beta-carotene: sweet potato
retinoids: liver, milk, fortified foods

Question 11

Vitamin A - deficiency

Answer 11

blindness

Question 12

Vitamin E - common form

Answer 12

alpha-tocopheral

Question 13

Vitamin E - function

Answer 13

antioxidant

Question 14

Vitamin E - sources

Answer 14

seeds, seed oils, almonds

Question 15

Thiamin (B1) - coenzyme

Answer 15

TPP

Question 16

Thiamin (B1) - function

Answer 16

glycolysis - decarboxylation

Question 17

Thiamin (B1) - food source

Answer 17

grains

Question 18

Thiamin (B1) - deficiency

Answer 18

BeriBeri & Wernicke Korsaffe

Question 19

Vitamin K - function

Answer 19

activation of blood clotting

Question 20

Vitamin K - sources

Answer 20

dark green leafy vegetables

Question 21

Vitamin K - deficiency causes

Answer 21

prolonged use of antibiotics & intestinal diseases

Question 22

Riboflavin (B2) - coenzyme

Answer 22

FAD

Question 23

Riboflavin (B2) - function

Answer 23

redox reactions

Question 24

Riboflavin (B2) - sources

Answer 24

grains

Question 25

Riboflavin (B2) - deficiency

Answer 25

ariboflavinosis

Question 26

Light sensitive vitamin

Answer 26

Riboflavin (B2)

Question 27

Pyridoxine (B6) - coenzyme

Answer 27

PLP

Question 28

Pyridoxine (B6) - sources

Answer 28

seeds & garbanzo beans

Question 29

Pyridoxine (B6) - function

Answer 29

amino acid metabolism - transamination

Question 30

Biotin (B7) - function

Answer 30

carboxylation

Question 31

Biotin (B7) - sources

Answer 31

widespread in foods

Question 32

Folate (B9) - function

Answer 32

1-carbon transfer: DNA synthesis

Question 33

Folate (B9) - sources

Answer 33

dark green leafy vegetables

Question 34

Folate (B9) - deficiency

Answer 34

elevated blood levels of homocysteine & neural tube defects

Question 35

Niacin (B3) - coenzyme

Answer 35

NAD

Question 36

Niacin (B3) - function

Answer 36

redox reactions

Question 37

Niacin (B3) - sources

Answer 37

grains

Question 38

Niacin (B3) - deficiency

Answer 38

pellagra

Question 39

Niacin (B3) - toxicity

Answer 39

tingling

Question 40

Cobalamin (B12) - coenzyme

Answer 40

methylcobalamin

Question 41

Cobalamin (B12) - function

Answer 41

1-carbon transfer: DNA regulation

Question 42

Cobalamin (B12) - source

Answer 42

animal origin

Question 43

Cobalamin (B12) - deficiency

Answer 43

pernicious anemia

Question 44

what vitamin requires intrinsic factor to be digested?

Answer 44

Cobalamin (B12)

Question 45

Pantothenic acid (B5) - coenzyme

Answer 45

Coenyzme A (CoA)

Question 46

Pantothenic acid (B5) - sources

Answer 46

widespread