RD EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS And
Answers.
The supplementation of which vitamin has a masking effect on the blood symptoms of
pernicious anemia?
A: Vitamin B12
B: Folic Acid
C: Pyridoxine
D: Vitamin C -
\FOLATE
Folate supplementation produces marked alleviation of pernicious anemia; however, the
gastrointestinal symptoms & neurologic lesions of the anemia will continue to progress
Identify the supplementation that is a concern.
A: B12 for Vegans
B: Iron for pre-menopausal women
C: Beta-carotene in high doses for smokers
D: 200% DRI Vitamin A for pre-menopausal women -
\BETA-CAROTENE IN HIGH DOSES FOR SMOKERS
Smokers should not take high doses of beta-carotene because it has been associated
with lung cancer
Fatty acid oxidation follows the metabolic pathway known as:
A: Ketosis
B: Tricarboxylic acid pathway
C: Krebs cycle
D: Beta oxidation -
\BETA OXIDATION
The metabolic pathway of fatty acid oxidation is known as the beta oxidation pathway.
This is because it involves the removal of two carbon atoms at a time from the fatty acid
chain by breaking the bond between the beta and gamma atoms of a fatty acid
A Child has developed skin lesions and growth retardation. Identify the deficiency:
A: Palmitic fatty acid
B: Stearic fatty acid
C: Linolenic fatty acid
D: Linoleic fatty acid -
\LINOLEIC FATTY ACID
Answers.
The supplementation of which vitamin has a masking effect on the blood symptoms of
pernicious anemia?
A: Vitamin B12
B: Folic Acid
C: Pyridoxine
D: Vitamin C -
\FOLATE
Folate supplementation produces marked alleviation of pernicious anemia; however, the
gastrointestinal symptoms & neurologic lesions of the anemia will continue to progress
Identify the supplementation that is a concern.
A: B12 for Vegans
B: Iron for pre-menopausal women
C: Beta-carotene in high doses for smokers
D: 200% DRI Vitamin A for pre-menopausal women -
\BETA-CAROTENE IN HIGH DOSES FOR SMOKERS
Smokers should not take high doses of beta-carotene because it has been associated
with lung cancer
Fatty acid oxidation follows the metabolic pathway known as:
A: Ketosis
B: Tricarboxylic acid pathway
C: Krebs cycle
D: Beta oxidation -
\BETA OXIDATION
The metabolic pathway of fatty acid oxidation is known as the beta oxidation pathway.
This is because it involves the removal of two carbon atoms at a time from the fatty acid
chain by breaking the bond between the beta and gamma atoms of a fatty acid
A Child has developed skin lesions and growth retardation. Identify the deficiency:
A: Palmitic fatty acid
B: Stearic fatty acid
C: Linolenic fatty acid
D: Linoleic fatty acid -
\LINOLEIC FATTY ACID
