Water-soluble vitamins

Question 1

Vitamin C is also known as

Answer 1

ascorbic acid, fresh food vitamin

Question 2

(Vitamin C function)
needed in the formation and maintenance of intercellular ________ __________

Answer 2

cementing substance

Question 3

(Vitamin C function)
prevents ___________ anemia and _________ hemorrhages

Answer 3

megaloblastic; pinpoint

Question 4

(Vitamin C function)
helps produce _______ hormones, particularly ___________ hormones under severe stress as well as aids in ________ synthesis

Answer 4

steroid; adrenocortical; insulin

Question 5

Vitamin B is lost when: boiling meat - ________
frying - __________
roasting - __________

Answer 5

15%-40%
40%-50%
30%-60%

Question 6

What are the Vitamin B Complex Groups?

Answer 6

Group 1: Classic Disease Factors
Group 2: More Recently Discovered Coenzyme Factors
Group 3: Cell Growth and Blood-forming Factors
Group 4: Other Related Factors (pseudo-vitamins)

Question 7

What complexes are under the Group 1?

Answer 7

Thiamine (B1)
Riboflavin (B2)
Niacin (nicotinic acid)

Question 8

What complexes are under the Group 2?

Answer 8

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
Pantothenic acid
Lipoic acid
Biotin

Question 9

What complexes are under the Group 3?

Answer 9

Folic acid
Cobalamin (B12)

Question 10

What complexes are under Group 4?

Answer 10

Inositol
Choline

Question 11

What complex deficiency causes beriberi?

Answer 11

Thiamine (B1)

Question 12

What is the function of Riboflavin (B2)?

Answer 12

helps maintain healthy skin, tongue, mouth and normal vision

Question 13

What is ariboflavin?

Answer 13

skin: seborrheic dermatitis
eyes: corneal vascularization
mouth: cheilosis
tongue: swollen and turns red (glossitis)

Question 14

What is the function of Niacin?

Answer 14

• hydrogen and electron acceptor
• energy metabolism, fatty acid synthesis/oxidation

Question 15

A deficiency in Niacin can cause..

Answer 15

anorexia
indigestion

Question 16

(Niacin deficiency)
What is pelagra?

Answer 16

• dermatitis
• glossitis
• angular stomatitis (corners of mouth are cracked)
• dementia, diarrhea and death

Question 17

(Niacin deficiency)
What is bilateral dermatitis?

Answer 17

blackish or dark, scaly patches

Question 18

What happens if too much Niacin is taken?

Answer 18

• abnormal movement of GIT
• acidity of stomach
• paralysis in the respiratory center

Question 19

A deficiency in Pyridoxine causes a condition in infants (B6)

Answer 19

irritability, poor growth, anemia and convulsions

Question 20

What is the function of Pyridoxine (B6)?

Answer 20

plays a role in metabolism of different substances

Question 21

What are the 8 B-complexes?

Answer 21

1. thaimin (B1)
2. riboflavin (B2)
3. niacin (B3)
4. pantothenic acid (B5)
5. pyridoxine (B6)
6. biotin (B7)
7. folic acid (B9)
8. cyanocobalamin (B12)

Question 22

A deficiency in Pantothenic acid (B5) can cause…

Answer 22

• insomnia
• muscle cramps
• tingling sensation of the extremities

Question 23

What is the function of Biotin?

Answer 23

synthesis of purines, pyrimidines, fatty acid, and carboxylation reactions

Question 24

What diseases or condition is associated with a lack of folic acid (B9)?

Answer 24

Megaloblastic anemia and other blood disorders

Question 25

What are other conditions caused by folic acid deficiency?

Answer 25

• poor growth
• glossitis
• impaired absorption

Question 26

What is the function of cobalamin (B12)?

Answer 26

normal metabolism and growth of cells in GI tract, bone marrow, and nervous tissue
- myelin formation

Question 27

(B12 deficiency)
____________ of the large nerve fibers of the spinal cord

Answer 27

Demyelination

Question 28

(B12 deficiency)
________ __________ is a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the intestines cannot properly absorb B12

Answer 28

Pernicious anemia

Question 29

What are the pseudo-vitamins?

Answer 29

Inositol
Choline

Question 30

The chemistry of this vitamin is closely similar to glucose

Answer 30

Inositol