Vitamins Flashcards

By Professor Miller

1
Q

Rhodopsin uses Vitamin A to go from the Excited ____ Formation to the resting ____ formation.

A

Trans, Cis

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2
Q

Vitamin ____ Deficiency causes Xerophtalmia, Hyperkeratosis, and infections

A

A

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3
Q

Vitamin ____ deficiency causes a hyperintense signal in periventricular white matter; linking memory problems.

A

D

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4
Q

Vitamin C does what to iron?

A

Reduces it

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5
Q

What’re the Five “ATP B Vitamins?”

A
  1. B1
  2. B2
  3. B3
  4. B5
  5. B7
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6
Q

Thiamin is also known as Vitamin _____

A

B1

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7
Q

Thiamin (B1) is activated by adding a _____ group to it

A

Phosphate

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8
Q

Beri Beri presents with Muscle wasting, cramps, neuropathy, Edema, heart enlargement, and breathing problems. Vitamin _____ deficiecny is linked to this.

A

Thiamin B1

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9
Q

Wernicke-Korsakoff is a syndrome with alcoholism that lessens the amount of Vitamin ____ from being absorbed

A

Thiamin B1

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10
Q

Riboflavin is also known as Vitamin _____

A

B2

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11
Q

Niacin is also known as Vitamin ______

A

B3

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12
Q

NAD and NADP come from Vitamin _____

A

Niacin B3

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13
Q

What are the 4 D’s of Pellagra and what causes it?

A
  1. Dermatitis
  2. Diarrhea
  3. Dementia
  4. Death

Niacin B3 defiency

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14
Q

Panthothenic Acid is also known as Vitamin _____

A

B5

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15
Q

Biotin is also known as Vitamin _____

A

B7

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16
Q

Intestinal disease, depression, hallucinations, hair loss, brittle nails, fatigue can be caused by Vitamin _______ defiency

A

Biotin B7 deficiency

17
Q

The two “one carbon metabolism” B-Vitamins

A
  • B6

- B9 Folic Acid

18
Q

The supplemental form of B6 is called _____

A

Pyridoxine

19
Q

3 things seen in B6 deficiency

A
  1. Anemia, Inflammatory disease, EEG abnormalities
20
Q

Folic Acid B9 defiency causes breaks to DNA because you have trouble converting _____ into _____

A

Uracil, Thymine