Questions and Answers Completed Graded A+
Fat soluble vitamins have all the following characteristics
except
a. They are organic
b. They are dependent on fat intake
c. Are absorbed into the lymph system
d. Are vulnerable to cooking losses -Answer✔✔ D
Fat soluble vitamins have all the following characteristics
except
a. They are inorganic
b. They do not readily dissolve in water
c. Are absorbed into the lymph system
d. Are stored in large quantities -Answer✔✔ A
Lack of this vitamin can lead to rickets in children and osteoporosis in
adults -Answer✔✔ Vitamin D
Xeropthalmia is a result of a deficiency of -Answer✔✔ Vitamin A
Vitamin C is important in the formation of a connective tissue. Like
Vitamin and it works as an antioxidant scavenging free
radicals. Combining iron with good sources of this vitamin will improve its
absorption. A deficiency results in which can be prevented by
consuming citrus fruits. This vitamin is often marketed as a cure for the
common cold. -Answer✔✔ collagen
E
A
Scurvy
What vitamin should a women consider supplementing prior to conception
and why -Answer✔✔ folate, because a deficiency leads neural tube
defects in the infant
, a deficiency in leads to which translates to i cant i cant
-Answer✔✔ thiamin
beriberi
Pellagra is a deficiency of niacin and the symptoms include diarrhea,
dermatitis, , death -Answer✔✔ dementia
Ariboflavinosis results from a deficiency leading to an inflamed
tongue known as glossitis and
, cracks around the mouth. -Answer✔✔ riboflavin
cheilosis
A deficiency of folate and vitamin both result in megaloblastic
anemia, formation of large
immature red blood cells -Answer✔✔ b12
to prevent dehydration two hormones are secreted. is secreted
from the telling the kidney
to conserve sodium and water.
The pituitary glands release telling the kidneys
to decrease urine output -Answer✔✔ aldosterone
adrenal glands
antidiuretic hormone
There are six ions that are important in fluid regulation, name four -
Answer✔✔ sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphate, magnesium and
calcium
are essential nutrients. The degree to which they can be absorbed is called
their
Minerals needed in amounts > 100 mg per day are called -
minerals while those needed in
quantities < 100 mg daily are
minerals.
Unlike vitamins they are not destroyed by