WGU D440 Chapter 7: Vitamins Exam (2026/2027 Edition) |
Revision Guide | Practice Questions with Detailed Answer
Explanations
Two foods that are commonly fortified with vitamin D are: - correct answer Milk and
margarine pg. 92
Synthesis of the active hormonal form of vitamin D is the result of the combined action
of: - correct answer Skin, liver, and kidney. pg. 90
The last organ involved in the production of the physiologically active form of vitamin D
is the: - correct answer kidney pg. 90
The primary function of vitamin D is to regulate the absorption and metabolism of the
minerals: - correct answer Calcium and phosphorus. pg. 90
A vitamin D deficiency in growing children that results in malformation of skeletal tissue,
especially in long bones, is referred to as: - correct answer Rickets pg. 91
Recommended intakes for vitamin D are difficult to establish because: - correct answer
exposure to sunlight varies. pg. 91
A toxic level of vitamin D is most likely to result in: - correct answer Calcification of soft
tissues pg. 92
Sunflower oil is a rich source of: - correct answer Vitamin E pg. 93
The requirement for vitamin E varies by the amount of an individual's: - correct answer
Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake pg. 92
, Vitamin E protects membranes because it acts as: - correct answer an antioxidant. pg.
92
The fat-soluble vitamin responsible for the synthesis of blood-clotting factors by the liver
is vitamin: - correct answer K pg. 93
A good food source of vitamin K is: - correct answer Spinach, collard greens, and kale
pg. 96
In the past, vitamin A content was listen in international units; it is now listed in: -
correct answer Retinol equivalents pg. 88
The hormones that participate in calcium metabolism are: - correct answer Parathyroid
and calcitriol pg. 90
There is a metabolic partnership between vitamin E and: - correct answer Selenium
pg. 92
An athlete who increases his or her intake of pasta will also increase his or her need for:
- correct answer Thiamin pg. 98
An alcoholic is most likely to be deficient in: - correct answer Thiamin (B1) pg. 98
The three body symptoms that can be affected by a thiamin deficiency are the: - correct
answer Nervous, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal systems. pg. 98
The vitamin that is destroyed by light is: - correct answer Riboflavin pg. 99
What is the most important source of riboflavin in the United States? - correct answer
Milk
Revision Guide | Practice Questions with Detailed Answer
Explanations
Two foods that are commonly fortified with vitamin D are: - correct answer Milk and
margarine pg. 92
Synthesis of the active hormonal form of vitamin D is the result of the combined action
of: - correct answer Skin, liver, and kidney. pg. 90
The last organ involved in the production of the physiologically active form of vitamin D
is the: - correct answer kidney pg. 90
The primary function of vitamin D is to regulate the absorption and metabolism of the
minerals: - correct answer Calcium and phosphorus. pg. 90
A vitamin D deficiency in growing children that results in malformation of skeletal tissue,
especially in long bones, is referred to as: - correct answer Rickets pg. 91
Recommended intakes for vitamin D are difficult to establish because: - correct answer
exposure to sunlight varies. pg. 91
A toxic level of vitamin D is most likely to result in: - correct answer Calcification of soft
tissues pg. 92
Sunflower oil is a rich source of: - correct answer Vitamin E pg. 93
The requirement for vitamin E varies by the amount of an individual's: - correct answer
Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake pg. 92
, Vitamin E protects membranes because it acts as: - correct answer an antioxidant. pg.
92
The fat-soluble vitamin responsible for the synthesis of blood-clotting factors by the liver
is vitamin: - correct answer K pg. 93
A good food source of vitamin K is: - correct answer Spinach, collard greens, and kale
pg. 96
In the past, vitamin A content was listen in international units; it is now listed in: -
correct answer Retinol equivalents pg. 88
The hormones that participate in calcium metabolism are: - correct answer Parathyroid
and calcitriol pg. 90
There is a metabolic partnership between vitamin E and: - correct answer Selenium
pg. 92
An athlete who increases his or her intake of pasta will also increase his or her need for:
- correct answer Thiamin pg. 98
An alcoholic is most likely to be deficient in: - correct answer Thiamin (B1) pg. 98
The three body symptoms that can be affected by a thiamin deficiency are the: - correct
answer Nervous, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal systems. pg. 98
The vitamin that is destroyed by light is: - correct answer Riboflavin pg. 99
What is the most important source of riboflavin in the United States? - correct answer
Milk
