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Vitamin Deficiencies and Toxicities

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of this vitamin is to help your body's natural defense against illness and infection (the immune system) work properly; help vision in dim light keeping skin and the lining of some parts of the body, such as the nose, healthy

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin E

2.

According to some research, having more than an average of 1.5mg a day of this vitamin over many years may affect your bones, making them more likely to fracture when you're older.

a)

Vitamin C Toxicity

b)

Vitamin D Toxicity

c)

Vitamin A Toxicity

d)

Vitamin E Toxicity

3.

This vitamin helps the body form healthy red blood cells, reduce the risk of central neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in unborn babies. It is also known as folate/folacin.

a)

Vitamin B3

b)

Vitamin B9

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin B6

4.

Taking doses of this vitamin higher than 1mg can mask the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, which can eventually damage the nervous system if it's not spotted and treated.

a)

Vitamin B3

b)

Vitamin B6

c)

Vitamin B9

d)

Vitamin C

5.

This vitamin helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. A good way to get a sufficient amount is direct sunlight.

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin E

d)

Vitamin K

6.

A lack of this vitamin can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults.

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin D

7.

This vitamin allows the body to use and store energy from protein and carbohydrates in food form hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body.

a)

Vitamin K

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin B3

d)

Vitamin B6

8.

Taking more than 200mg a day of this vitamin for a long time can lead to a loss of feeling in the arms and legs known as peripheral neuropathy.

a)

Vitamin B3

b)

Vitamin B6

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

9.

This vitamin helps maintain healthy skin and eyes, and strengthen the body's natural defense against illness and infection (the immune system).

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin E

d)

Vitamin K

10.

Developing a deficiency in this vitamin is rare unless you have an underlying health condition..

symptoms of deficiency:

difficulty with walking or coordination

muscle pain or weakness

visual disturbances

On the other hand, high doses of this vitamin can increase a risk of bleeding.

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin A

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin E

11.

This purpose of this vitamin is to release energy from the foods we eat and to keep the nervous system and skin healthy. It is also known as Niacin.

a)

Vitamin B3

b)

Vitamin B6

c)

Vitamin B9

d)

Vitamin D

12.

Taking too much of this vitamin causes skin flushes. Taking high doses for a long time could lead to liver damage.

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin B3

c)

Vitamin B9

d)

Vitamin D

13.

A vitamin needed for blood clotting, which means it helps wounds heal properly.

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin K

14.

The deficiency of this vitamin is rare in adults, but is much more common in infants. In infants, the condition is called VKDB.

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin K

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

15.

A vitamin known to help protect cells, maintain healthy skin, blood vessels, bones and cartilage helping with wound healing. This vitamin is also known as ascorbic acid.

a)

Vitamin A

b)

B Vitamins

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

16.

a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C. Early symptoms of deficiency 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

a)

Rickets

b)

VKDB

c)

Osteomalacia

d)

Scurvy