VITAMINS AND SITES OF ABSORPTION Flashcards
1
Q
vitamin A can cause what
A
night blindness
2
Q
where is vitamin A absorbed
A
small intestine
3
Q
vitamin B1 thiamine causes what
A
wernickes encephalopathy
4
Q
vitamin B1 thiamine absorbed where
A
small intestine
5
Q
vitmain B2 deficiency causes
A
angular stomatitis- swollen and red lips
6
Q
B2 absorbed
A
prox small intestine
7
Q
B12 absorbed where
A
terminal ileum
8
Q
B12 deficiency
A
macrocytic aneami and glossitis( tongue inflamed and big)
9
Q
vit c def causes
A
scurvy - teeth
10
Q
vit c absorbed
A
prox ileum
11
Q
vit d absorbed where
A
jejunum
12
Q
vit d def causes
A
rickets and osteomalacia
13
Q
vit k deficiency cx
A
bleeding disorders
14
Q
vit k absorbed
A
small intestine
15
Q
vit B3 cx
A
pellagra - 3 d - dementia, diarrhoea and dermatitis
