Nutrition Exam 2 (NR 228) Questions and Answers 2024

what are the water soluble vitamins - Correct Answer B-complex vitamins, choline, and vit. C what are the fat soluble vitamins - Correct Answer A, D, E, K which type of vitamins do you develop toxicity with - Correct Answer fat soluble Deficiency of any of these nutrients will affect overall blood health - Correct Answer vit. B12, iron, folate, zinc, vit. B6, copper, vit. K active Transport/storage of folate needed for heme and cell formation and other functions - Correct Answer vit. B12 (cobalamin) Distributes oxygen in hemoglobin and myoglobin - Correct Answer iron Coenzyme metabolism (synthesis of amino acid, heme, deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA], ribonucleic acid [RNA]) and other functions - Correct Answer folate (folic acid) Cofactor for more than 200 enzymes, including enzymes to make heme in hemoglobin, genetic material, and proteins - Correct Answer zinc Hemoglobin synthesis and other functions - Correct Answer vit. B6 (pyridoxine) helps with iron use - Correct Answer copper Cofactor in synthesis of blood clotting factors; protein formation - Correct Answer vit. K (active form) what nutrients are required by the bone to maintain cellular structure - Correct Answer vit. D, K, A, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and fluoride bone mineralization - Correct Answer vit. D