Nutrition and Vitamins

_____vital organic substance that is not a carbohydrate, fat, or protein, cannot be produced by the body in large quantities to sustain life, must be supplied by the diet, and only requires a trace or small to perform metabolic functions.

• Carbohydrates

• Minerals

• Fats

• Vitamins

The scientific name for Vitamin A is ___

• cholecalciferol

• Riboflavin

• Retinol

• Tocopherol

A deficiency in this vitamin can lead to night blindness

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin E

• Vitamin K

Vitamin A performs which of the following functions in the body? Select all that apply.

• Vision

• Tissue strength and immunity

• skeletal growth

• blood clotting

What is the scientific name for Vitamin D?

• Cholecalciferol

• Retinol

• Toxocariasis

• Tocopherol

Which of the following is a function of Vitamin D? Select all that apply.

• intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus

• kidney reabsorption of calcium and phosphorus

• helps with the removal of calcium and phosphorus from the bone to increase blood levels of calcium and phosphorus

• A deficiency in Vitamin D causes Rickets

Which of the following is the scientific name for Vitamin E?

• Retinol

• Tocopherol

• Phylloquinone

• Cholecalciferol

Which of the following is a function of Vitamin E. Select all that apply.

• prevents the modication of cellular structures by free radicals called oxidation

• the body's most abundant fat soluble vitamin

• protects the membranes of cells such rbc, myelin sheath

• helps with blood clotting

Which of the following is the scientific name for Vitamin K?

• Retinol

• Cholecalciferol

• Tocopherol

• Phylloquinone

The second form of vitamin K synthesized by intestinal bacteria?

• Phylloquinone

• Tetratone

• Menaquinone

• Tocopherol