Vitamins and Minerals

Question 1

Name sources of vitamin A

Answer 1

Yellow, orange fruits, dark leafy greens, cantaloupe, fish, liver, carrots, fortified skim milk, apricots, sweet potato

Question 2

Name sources of vitamin D

Answer 2

Sunlight, egg yolk, fortified milk

Question 3

Name sources of vitamin D

Answer 3

Sunlight, egg yolk, fortified milk

Question 4

Name sources of vitamin E

Answer 4

Vegetable oils, whole grains, green vegetables, almonds

Question 5

Name sources of vitamin K

Answer 5

Spinach, kale, broccoli, green leafy vegetables

Question 6

Name sources of vitamin K

Answer 6

Spinach, kale, broccoli, green leafy vegetables

Question 7

Name sources of thiamin

Answer 7

Grains, wheat germ, pork, liver

Question 8

Name sources of riboflavin

Answer 8

Liver, kidney, meat, milk

Question 9

Name sources of niacin

Answer 9

Protein, peanuts, ready to eat cereals, chicken, rice, yeast, milk

Question 10

Name sources of folate

Answer 10

Fortified dry cereal, liver, kidney, green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, lentils, beans

Question 11

Name sources of folate

Answer 11

Fortified dry cereal, liver, kidney, green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, lentils, beans

Question 12

Name sources of vitamin B6

Answer 12

Meat, wheat, corn, yeast, pork, ready to eat cereals

Question 13

Name sources of vitamin B6

Answer 13

Meat, wheat, corn, yeast, pork, ready to eat cereals

Question 14

Name sources of B12

Answer 14

Liver, meat, milk, kidney, eggs, fish, cheese

Question 15

Name sources of ascorbic acid

Answer 15

Citrus fruits, potatoes, papaya, dark green and yellow vegetables

Question 16

Name sources of biotin

Answer 16

Liver, kidney, egg yolk, yeast

Question 17

Name sources of calcium

Answer 17

Dairy products, leafy vegetables, legumes

Question 18

Name sources of calcium

Answer 18

Dairy products, leafy vegetables, legumes

Question 19

Name sources of phosphorous

Answer 19

Meat, milk, poultry, eggs, fish, cheese

Question 20

Name sources of heme iron

Answer 20

Animal foods, meat, fish, poultry

Question 21

Name sources of non-heme iron

Answer 21

Cereals, vegetables

Question 22

Name sources of magnesium

Answer 22

Most foods, milk, bread

Question 23

Which B vitamin is Pyridoxine?

Answer 23

B6

Question 24

Which B vitamin is cyanocobalamin?

Answer 24

B12

Question 25

Name consequences of a vitamin A deficiency

Answer 25

Nyctalopia or night blindness (reversible) Xeropthalmia - corneal damage

Question 26

Name consequences of a vitamin E deficiency

Answer 26

Hemolytic anemia

Question 27

Name sources of zinc

Answer 27

Meat, liver, eggs, fish

Question 28

Name sources of iodine

Answer 28

Seafoods, iodized salt

Question 29

Name sources of fluoride

Answer 29

Soil and water

Question 30

Name sources of copper

Answer 30

Liver, kidney, shellfish

Question 31

Name sources of selenium

Answer 31

Soil, grains, meat, fish, poultry, dairy

Question 32

Name sources of manganese

Answer 32

Whole grains, legumes, nuts

Question 33

Name sources of chromium

Answer 33

Yeast, oysters, potatoes, liver

Question 34

Name sources of sulfur

Answer 34

Meat, fish, eggs, poultry

Question 35

Name sources of choline

Answer 35

Fat in eggs, milk, liver, soybeans

Question 36

Thiamin is also known as vitamin B_

Answer 36

B1

Question 37

Riboflavin is also known as vitamin B_

Answer 37

B2

Question 38

Pyridoxine is also known as vitamin B_

Answer 38

B6

Question 39

Vitamin B12 is also known as _

Answer 39

cyanocobalamin

Question 40

Vitamin C is also known as

Answer 40

ascorbic acid

Question 41

What is the toxic level of vitamin A

Answer 41

10,000 U

Question 41

Name consequences of a thiamin deficiency

Answer 41

beriberi, muscle weakness, foot rop, memory loss, tachycardia

Question 42

Name consequences of a riboflavin deficiency

Answer 42

cheilosis - cracked lips, angular stomatitis - mouth corner cracks

Question 43

Name consequences of a niacin deficiency

Answer 43

pellagra, dermatitis

Question 44

Name consequences of a folate deficiency

Answer 44

megaloblastic, macrocytic anemia

Question 45

Name consequences of a pyridoxine deficiency

Answer 45

seizures, anemia, dermatitis, glossitis, peripheral neuropathy

Question 46

Name consequences of a vitamin C deficiency

Answer 46

Scurvy, poor wound healing, bleeding gums, petechiae

Question 47

Name consequences of an iron deficiency

Answer 47

pale tongue, fatigue, anemia, spoon shaped nails

Question 48

Describe wilson's disease

Answer 48

low serum copper due to a genetic absence of liver enzyme

Question 49

Vitamin E is also known as _

Answer 49

Tocopherol

Question 50

What does vitamin K form in the liver?

Answer 50

prothrombin

Question 51

What is the main function of thiamin?

Answer 51

Oxidation of CHO

Question 52

When is thiamin lost from food?

Answer 52

when temperature or pH rises

Question 53

_ is the precursor to niacin

Answer 53

tryptophan

Question 54

Describe the function of folate.

Answer 54

DNA synthesis, forms RBC, prevents neural tube defects

Question 55

As protein in the diet increases, the need for pyridoxine _

Answer 55

increases

Question 56

Pantothenic acid acts as _ in the Kreb's cycle

Answer 56

Acetyl CoA

Question 57

Describe the function of vitamin C

Answer 57

changes proline to hydroxyproline into collagen which strengthens intercellular substances; would healing, aids iron absorption

Question 58

name the functions of calcium

Answer 58

blood clotting, cardiac function, nerve transmission, smooth muscle contractility

Question 59

name the functions of phosphorous

Answer 59

phospholipids transport fat through lymph/blood; bone and teeth

Question 60

name the function of iron

Answer 60

oxygen transport

Question 61

name the function of magnesium

Answer 61

protein and fatty acid synthesis, stabilizes structure of ATP

Question 62

High protein, calcium, and vitamin D _ the need for magnesium

Answer 62

increases

Question 63

name the function of zinc

Answer 63

increases taste acuity, enhances insulin action

Question 64

describe the function of selenium

Answer 64

antioxidant

Question 65

name the function of chromium

Answer 65

aids insulin action, glucose metabolism

Question 66

choline is a component of _

Answer 66

lecithin

Question 67

sulfur is a part of _

Answer 67

amino acids

Question 68

copper is attached to _

Answer 68

the protein ceruloplasmin

Question 69

magnesium is a part of _

Answer 69

chlorophyll

Question 70

the storage form of iron is _

Answer 70

ferritin

Question 71

the absorbable form of iron is _

Answer 71

ferrous

Question 72

biotin is synthesized by _

Answer 72

intestinal bacteria

Question 73

describe the function of biotin

Answer 73

it is a coenzyme in fatty acid synthesis, converts pyruvate to oxacetate in gluconeogenesis