Vitamins

Question 1

Why is the relevance of vit K to the foetus?

Answer 1

It can’t cross the placenta barrier and the intestines don’t have to bacteria able to produce it

Question 2

What is the key source of vit K?

Answer 2

Green leafy vegetables

Question 3

What process is B12 responsible for?

Answer 3

DNA synthesis

Question 4

What is vit K responsible for?

Answer 4

Clotting

Question 5

What is vit B6 responsible for?

Answer 5

Trans/deamination

Question 6

What is vit B12’s intrinsic factor and what makes it?

Answer 6

Glycoproteins and gastric cells

Question 7

What compound does B3 add to?

Answer 7

NAD

Question 8

What does vit B1 do?

Answer 8

Convert pyruvate to acetyl coA

Question 9

Generally what do group B vitamins take part in?

Answer 9

Metabolism

Question 10

What does B2 make?

Answer 10

FAD

Question 11

What does biotin do?

Answer 11

Carboxylation reactions

Question 12

What does vit B9 (folate) do?

Answer 12

Contributes to DNA synthesis

Question 13

How are folate and vit B12 linked?

Answer 13

Vit B12 convert folate to a different form allowing the DNA synthesis cycle to continue

Question 14

What does D3 do?

Answer 14

Maintain calcium and phosphate levels

Question 15

What does vit A do?

Answer 15

Make a hormone contributing to vision

Question 16

What does vit E do?

Answer 16

Stops FA oxidation

Question 17

What 2 things do vit C do?

Answer 17

Convert Fe3 to Fe2 and helps heal wounds as it creates collagen

Question 18

What’s the difference between a primary and secondary deficiency?

Answer 18

Primary is when your not eating enough but secondary is an internal problem

Question 19

What type of vitamin is pantothenic acid?

Answer 19

B

Question 20

What does pantothenic acid do?

Answer 20

Used in coA

Question 21

What vitamin is riboflavin?

Answer 21

B2

Question 22

Where does biotin come from?

Answer 22

Intestinal bacteria

Question 23

What is pantothenic acid?

Answer 23

Vit B6

Question 24

What is thiamine?

Answer 24

Vit B1

Question 25

What is cobalamin?

Answer 25

Vit B12

Question 26

What is vit B3 called?

Answer 26

Niacin

Question 27

What is ascorbic acid?

Answer 27

Vit C

Question 28

Which vitamins are water soluble?

Answer 28

B and C

Question 29

Where do we get riboflavin?

Answer 29

Milk

Question 30

Where do we get vit B12?

Answer 30

Green vegetables

Question 31

Where do we get ascorbic acid?

Answer 31

Cereal and protein

Question 32

Which vit can be toxic in excess?

Answer 32

A and D

Question 33

What is vit D3 also called?

Answer 33

Cholecalciferol

Question 34

Where do we get vit D3?

Answer 34

Animals

Question 35

Which groups of vitamins have multiple members?

Answer 35

Vit D and B

Question 36

Where do we get vit A?

Answer 36

Orange fruit

Question 37

What is ergocalciferol?

Answer 37

Vit D2

Question 38

Where do we get vit D2?

Answer 38

Plants

Question 39

Where do we get vit E?

Answer 39

Oil and nuts

Question 40

What vitamin is involved in scurvy?

Answer 40

C

Question 41

What causes beri-beri?

Answer 41

Vit B1

Question 42

Which vitamin won't cross the barrier of the placenta?

Answer 42

Vit E