(CAR) Vitamins Flashcards
(42 cards)
_____ helps in blood clotting
Vitamin K
(Vitamin K is used by the body to help blood clot. Warfarin (Coumadin) is used to slow blood clotting. By helping the blood clot, vitamin K might decrease the effectiveness of warfarin (Coumadin))
Fat soluble vitamin are
A,D,E,K
Water soluble vitamins are
Vita B and C
Vitamin A is found in
Green Vegetables
Night blindness is due to
Vitamin A (Night blindness caused by nearsightedness, cataracts, or vitamin A deficiency is treatable. Corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contacts, can improve nearsighted vision both during the day and at night.)
____ in our diet promotes bone formation and calcium absorption in our body
Vitamin D
Rackets in childhood occurs due to the lack of
Vitamin D
Mascular and nervous disorders is due to lack of
Vitamin E
____ Vitamin gets destroyed on heating
Vitamin C
Vitamin B complex includes
Vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12
Deficiency of Vitamin B1 casuses
Beri Beri (Beriberi is a disease caused by a vitamin B-1 deficiency, also known as thiamine deficiency. There are two types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry beriberi. Wet beriberi affects the heart and circulatory system. In extreme cases, wet beriberi can cause heart failure.)
Deficiency of vitamin c leads to a disease known as
Scurvy
(Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C. Early symptoms include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur.)
_____ Vitamin is known as the ‘Anti-Sterile’ factor?
Vitamin E is known as ‘anti-sterility vitamin’ or ‘fertility vitamin’. Chemically, vitamin … Vitamin E has a nickname of anti-sterility vitamin, because when it was discovered, it was observed to have anti sterility properties in rat.
____ vitamin can be most easily synthesised in human body is
Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps in
Strengthen bones and teeth
Best sources of Vitamin A
Carrot
_____ is known as anti-scurvy factor
Vitamin C
Vitamin D deficiency leads to
Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin presents
- Liver
- Milk
- Green Vegetable
Poor night vision is coz of
Lack of Vitamin A
____ Vitamin is also known as Ascorbic Acid
C
Deficiency of Vitamin A in man may result in
- Nightblindness
- Xeropthalmia (abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.)
___ vitamin is capable of blood formation
Vitamin B (Vitamin B Complexes—Needed for red blood cell formation.)
Vitmamin ____ is most susceptible of heat destruction
Vitamin C is easily destroyed by excessive heat and water, as well as exposure to air.