VITAMINS Flashcards
Night blindness, lack of resistance to infections
Vitamin A
Beriberi
effects heart function, nerve damage
vitamin B1
Pernicious anemia
autoimmune disorder in which the body fails to make enough healthy red blood cells
vitamin B12
cheilosis/stomatosis
painful inflammation and cracking of the corners of the mouth.
vitamin B2
scurvy (gingivitis)
vitamin C
rickets in children/osteomalacia in adults
soften bones that become prone to fractures
vitamin D
hemolysis
breakage of red blood cell’s membrane
vitamin E
hemorrhage
vitamin K
pancytopenia
abnormally low level of red blood cells
Folic Acid (vitamin B9)
pellagra
cause of mental symptoms such as dementia
niacin (vitamin B3)
Calcium
HARNESSof bones and teeth
phosphorus
FORMATION of bones and teeth, energy storage, energy transfer
magnesium
MUSCLES and NERVES
potassium
NERVE CONDUCTION
sulfur
ESSENTIAL part of INSULIN, REGULATES