FNES 163 Final Exam Questions with Correct
Solutions
List vitamins that are antioxidants
Vitamins C and Vitamin E
List Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E, K
What are the best food sources for Vitamin A and what is its major functions?
Liver and fish liver oils; Yellow-orange and green fruits and vegetables
-Normal vision, reproduction, and cellular growth
-Immune system activity
-Epithelial cell production, maturation, and maintenance
What are the best food sources for Vitamin D and what is its function?
Milk, Supplement, Ultraviolet light (sunlight)
- Increases calcium & phosphate deposits in bone
- reduces urinalysis calcium excretion
- increases calcium & phosphate absorption
What are the best food sources for Vitamin E and what is its function?
Plant products and oils; wheat germ
-antioxidant
-May help prevent chronic diseases: atherosclerosis, cataracts
, What are the best food sources for Vitamin K and what is its function?
Green leafy vegetables
-Blood clotting
-Bone health
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin A
Night Blindness (inability to see in dim light), Xerophthalmia ("dry eye")
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin D
Rickets: results in soft bones that do not grow properly and become deformed
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin E
Impaired immune system function; nerve damage
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin K
May occur in newborns, people with impaired
absorption or liver function, or people on long-term antibiotic therapy
Riboflavin (B2): best food sources and signs of deficiency
Dairy foods, liver, enriched grains
- Inflammation of mouth and tongue
- Dermatitis within two months of deficiency
Folate: best food sources and deficiency
Solutions
List vitamins that are antioxidants
Vitamins C and Vitamin E
List Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E, K
What are the best food sources for Vitamin A and what is its major functions?
Liver and fish liver oils; Yellow-orange and green fruits and vegetables
-Normal vision, reproduction, and cellular growth
-Immune system activity
-Epithelial cell production, maturation, and maintenance
What are the best food sources for Vitamin D and what is its function?
Milk, Supplement, Ultraviolet light (sunlight)
- Increases calcium & phosphate deposits in bone
- reduces urinalysis calcium excretion
- increases calcium & phosphate absorption
What are the best food sources for Vitamin E and what is its function?
Plant products and oils; wheat germ
-antioxidant
-May help prevent chronic diseases: atherosclerosis, cataracts
, What are the best food sources for Vitamin K and what is its function?
Green leafy vegetables
-Blood clotting
-Bone health
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin A
Night Blindness (inability to see in dim light), Xerophthalmia ("dry eye")
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin D
Rickets: results in soft bones that do not grow properly and become deformed
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin E
Impaired immune system function; nerve damage
Signs of deficiency for Vitamin K
May occur in newborns, people with impaired
absorption or liver function, or people on long-term antibiotic therapy
Riboflavin (B2): best food sources and signs of deficiency
Dairy foods, liver, enriched grains
- Inflammation of mouth and tongue
- Dermatitis within two months of deficiency
Folate: best food sources and deficiency
