Study Guide 3 Questions

Front 1

What is the vitamin b1 called?

Back 1

Thiamine

Front 2

What is the vitamin b2 called?

Back 2

riboflavin

Front 3

What is the vitamin b3 called?

Back 3

niacin

Front 4

What is the vitamin b4 called?

Back 4

Biotin

Front 5

What is the vitamin b5 called?

Back 5

pantothenic acid

Front 6

What is the vitamin b6 called?

Back 6

dunno

Front 7

What is riboflavin's role as a vitamin?

Back 7

energy, comes from milk, liver, brocolli

Front 8

What is nacin's role as a vitamin?

Back 8

b3, you can get it from protien.

Front 9

What is the role of b6 as a vitamin, what can cause a deficiency?

Back 9

help makes amino acids, very important in the make of amino acids. INH, alcohol, penicillon can lower b6 levels. B6 comes from meats

Front 10

What is the role of biotin as a vitamin?

Back 10

wide spread in foods, meats, and some veges. made in GI tract

Front 11

What is the hormone assiociated with osteoporosis

Back 11

estrogen

Front 12

what are some characteristics of fat soluble vitamins compared to water soluble vitamins

Back 12

Water soluble vitamins:
• Dissolve in water where fat soluble do not
• Readily excreted where fat soluble stay in fat for a long time
• Subject to cooking losses
• Function as a coenzyme
• Participate in energy metabolism
• 50-90% of B vitamins are absorbed

Front 13

what are the functions of folic acid and a compound that is found within it

Back 13

Folic acid acts as a coenzyme (with vitamin B-12 and vitamin C) in the breakdown (metabolism) of proteins and in the synthesis of new proteins.

Front 14

what are the functions of vitamin C and the symptoms of deficency

Back 14

Vitamin C Functions:
Cofactor: Hydroxylation of proline in collagen synthesis, dopamine to adrenaline, tryptophan in serotonin synthesis and the oxidation of tyrosine.

b) Absorption: Enhance the non-haem iron absorption from gut.

c) Metal ion metabolism: It is involved in absorption, mobilization, distribution and intoxication of metal ions.
d) It acts as an antioxidant.

e) Vascular integrity is maintained by antiplatelet and vasodilatory effect
Deficency symptoms: liver spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from all mucous membranes

Front 15

what is thiamine's role as a vitamin

Back 15

enhance circulation, helps with blood formation and the metabolism of carbohydrates

Front 16

What is riboflavins role as a vitamin

Back 16

metabolism of protein, fats and carbohydrates

Front 17

what are good food sources of thiamine and riboflavin

Back 17

rice bran; soymilk

Front 18

what is niacins role as a vitamin

Back 18

help your digestive system, skin and nerves to function

Front 19

what is the role of B6 as a vitamin and what can cause a deficiency

Back 19

make use of the essential fatty acids and many of the amino acids; contraceptive pill, tobacco and alcohol cause deficiencies

Front 20

what vitamins can be absorbed by the intestine after bacterial action

Back 20

certain b vitamins and vitamin k

Front 21

what is the role of pantothenic acid

Back 21

functioning of the adrenal glands; plays an important role in making hemoglobin; helpful in detoxifying harmful chemicals ;fights infections by building antibodies

Front 22

what is the role of biotin as a vitamin

Back 22

cell growth, the production of fatty acids, metabolism of fats, and proteins

Front 23

what is the role of B12 as a vitamin and what are the deficiencies

Back 23

helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells; lack of foods from animals

Front 24

what is the role of vitamin A, what are the deficincies and high dosage symptoms

Back 24

an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell differentiation (in which a cell becomes part of the brain, muscle, lungs, blood, or other specialized tissue.) [1-5]. Vitamin A helps regulate the immune system, which helps prevent or fight off infections by making white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria and viruses [1,6-10]. Vitamin A also may help lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) fight infections more effectively.; Night blindness, corneal drying (xerosis), triangular gray spots on eye (Bitot's spots), corneal degeneration and blindness (xerophthalmia)[7], impaired immunity, hypokeratosis (white lumps at hair follicles), keratosis pilaris, and softening of the cornea (keratomalacia).; nausea, jaundice, irritability, anorexia (not to be confused with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder), vomiting, blurry vision, headaches, muscle and abdominal pain and weakness, drowsiness and altered mentality

Front 25

how long do the storage of fat soluble vitamins usally last in a well nourished adult

Back 25

up to 6 months

Front 26

what foods have fat soluble vitamins

Back 26

fatty foods such as animal fats (including butter and lard), vegetable oils, dairy foods, liver and oily fish.

Front 27

what is the role of vitamin k

Back 27

control blood clotting and is essential for synthesizing the liver protein that controls the clotting

Front 28

what is the role of vitamin D and what are its deficiencies

Back 28

to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus; rickets

Front 29

give some charaticeristics of minerals

Back 29

inorganic compounds ; But they do play vital roles in several physiological functions, including critical involvement in nervous system functioning, in cellular reactions, in water balance in the body, and in structural systems, such as the skeletal system.

Front 30

what is the function of phosphous

Back 30

healthy bones and teeth, energy metabolism, and acidbase balance in the body

Front 31

what is the role of vitamin E in the diet

Back 31

protect your cells against the effects of free radicals

Front 32

calcium play what roles as a nurient

Back 32

maintaining the strength and density of bones.; blood clotting, nerve conduction, muscle contraction, regulation of enzyme activity, and cell membrane function

Front 33

what is the role of the mineral zinc

Back 33

crucial role in growth and cell division where it is required for protein and DNA synthesis, in insulin activity, in the metabolism of the ovaries and testes, and in liver function

Front 34

what is the role of iron as a nutrient

Back 34

essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport [1,2]. It is also essential for the regulation of cell growth and differentiation

Front 35

what foods have vitamin C, what are some ways to deplete vitamin C in foods and in your body

Back 35

broccoli, strawberries, citrus fruits, green peppers, brussels sprouts, honeydew, and cantaloupe.
cooking and not ingesting any

Front 36

what happens to water soluble vitamins when comsumed in excess

Back 36

they are flushed out of your body

Front 37

what are the four D's of pellagra deficiency

Back 37

dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death

Front 38

what vitamin is destroyed by ultraviolet light

Back 38

folate

Front 39

what is the US RDA for vitamin C

Back 39

60 milligrams per day

Front 40

how are the fat soluble vitamins transported to the blood stream

Back 40

via the lymph to the blood stream

Front 41

what percent of the vitamin A in the body is stored in the liver

Back 41

90

Front 42

what are some symptoms of severe iron toxicity

Back 42

vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, seizures, and possibly coma. Although symptoms may appear to improve, this improvement can be followed by shock, low bloodglucose, liver damage, convulsions, and death

Front 43

to what foods do we add iron

Back 43

Bread

Front 44

why is iodine important

Back 44

normal function of their metabolism and helps the thyroid gland function properly and produce thyroxine, a hormone important for growth and development of the brain;

Front 45

what are good sources of iodine

Back 45

kelp, yogurt, cows milk, eggs, strawberries, cheese

Front 46

what part of the brain helps regulate thirst

Back 46

brain stem