Lecture27: Fat Soluble Vitamins

Question 1

What is the storage form of Vitamin A?

Answer 1

Retinol

Question 2

What is the Vitamin A family called?

Answer 2

Retinoids

Question 3

What is derived from Retinal?

Answer 3

Retinoic acid

Question 4

What Vitamin A type is found in plants?

Answer 4

B Carotene

Question 5

Retinoic acid mediated most of the actions of retinoids bar?

Answer 5

Vision

Question 6

What are good sources of Vitamin A?

Answer 6

Fish and milk aswell as eggs

Question 7

What is the visual pigment of the rod cells in the retina?

Answer 7

Rhodopsin

Question 8

Name 2 functions of Vitamin A?

Answer 8

Visual cycle and reproduction

Question 9

What does Vitamin A deficiency lead to?

Answer 9

Night Blindness dubbed Nyctalopia

Question 10

What does Vitamin A toxicity present as?

Answer 10

Dry and pruritic skin

Question 11

Clinical application of Vitamin A?

Answer 11

Retinoic acid used for acne treatment

Question 12

What are mild cases of acne treated with?

Answer 12

Tretinoin

Question 13

What is Vitamin K essential for

Answer 13

Blood clotting proteins

Question 14

What is vitamin K called in plants?

Answer 14

Phylloquinone

Question 15

What is Vitamin K called in intestinal bacteria?

Answer 15

Menoquinone

Question 16

What is Vitamin E called?

Answer 16

Alpha tocopherol

Question 17

What are sources of Vitamin E?

Answer 17

Vegetable oils

Question 18

Which vitamin acts as an antioxidant?

Answer 18

Vitamin E