NUTR 280 CORE EXAMS SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔what is xeropthalmia - ✔✔a vitamin A deficiency
✔✔vitamin D
- what does it control? (2)
- what does it work with? - ✔✔- the amount of calcium absorbed across the GI tract and
the amount that goes in/out of bones
- works with the kidneys
✔✔Active Vitamin D
- increases? (2) - ✔✔increases the absorption of calcium in the small intestine and the
breakdown of bone to release calcium and phosphorus
✔✔what is a deficiency of vitamin D
- another name for it? - ✔✔rickets in children (bowed legs) and osteomalacia in adults
(soft bones)
✔✔what is osteoporosis - ✔✔loss of bone mass
✔✔what is a Vitamin E?
what does it do?
what nutrient gives an electron back to vitamin E? - ✔✔an antioxidant
protects the body against oxidative damage
vitamin C gives an electron back
✔✔Deficiency of Vitamin E is?
What populations are at risk?
and what could they develop? - ✔✔rare because it is found in many foods and the body
recycles it
- permute infants (hemolytic anemia)
✔✔absorption and storage of vitamin E - ✔✔absorption micelles and cells
storage in liver, fatty tissues, and muscles
✔✔B vitamins (Tender Romance Never Fails with 6 or 12 Beautiful Pearls) -
✔✔Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, biotin, and
pantaothenic acid
✔✔what is every B vitamin apart of?
b Vitamins are directly or indirectly involved in transferring what? - ✔✔one or more
enzyme
the energy in CHO, Fats, and proteins to ATP
, ✔✔Thiamin (TPP)
another name
- deficiency?
- breakdown?
- branched chain?
- what is it needed to make? - ✔✔thiamin pyrophospahte
deficiency is Beriberi
breakdown of CHO to release energy
branched chain amino acids
needed to make neurotransmitters
✔✔Beriberi occurs in people with what disorder?
what are some symptoms - ✔✔- alcohol disorder in the US
- symptoms are staggering walking and abnormal eye movement
✔✔Riboflavin (FMN) and (FAD)
- important for?
- what are the 2 coenzymes needed?
- what does the 2 coenzymes do?
- where are small amounts stored? - ✔✔- important for energy
- flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
- metabolism of fatty acids and folate metabolism
- stored in liver, kidneys, and heart
✔✔Ariboflavinosis? - ✔✔inflammation and deficiency of riboflavin
✔✔glossitis? - ✔✔swollen and sore tongue
✔✔cheilosis - ✔✔scaling and cracking of the skin around the corners of the mouth
✔✔what are disease associated with riboflavin - ✔✔ariboflavinosis, glossitis, and
cheilosis
✔✔Niacin
- important for?
- what 2 coenzymes are needed?
- what does the 2 coenzymes do?
- what essential amino acid helps niacin be made by the body? - ✔✔- important for
energy
- nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
phosphate (NADP)
- release of energy from macronutrients
- tryptophan
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔what is xeropthalmia - ✔✔a vitamin A deficiency
✔✔vitamin D
- what does it control? (2)
- what does it work with? - ✔✔- the amount of calcium absorbed across the GI tract and
the amount that goes in/out of bones
- works with the kidneys
✔✔Active Vitamin D
- increases? (2) - ✔✔increases the absorption of calcium in the small intestine and the
breakdown of bone to release calcium and phosphorus
✔✔what is a deficiency of vitamin D
- another name for it? - ✔✔rickets in children (bowed legs) and osteomalacia in adults
(soft bones)
✔✔what is osteoporosis - ✔✔loss of bone mass
✔✔what is a Vitamin E?
what does it do?
what nutrient gives an electron back to vitamin E? - ✔✔an antioxidant
protects the body against oxidative damage
vitamin C gives an electron back
✔✔Deficiency of Vitamin E is?
What populations are at risk?
and what could they develop? - ✔✔rare because it is found in many foods and the body
recycles it
- permute infants (hemolytic anemia)
✔✔absorption and storage of vitamin E - ✔✔absorption micelles and cells
storage in liver, fatty tissues, and muscles
✔✔B vitamins (Tender Romance Never Fails with 6 or 12 Beautiful Pearls) -
✔✔Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, biotin, and
pantaothenic acid
✔✔what is every B vitamin apart of?
b Vitamins are directly or indirectly involved in transferring what? - ✔✔one or more
enzyme
the energy in CHO, Fats, and proteins to ATP
, ✔✔Thiamin (TPP)
another name
- deficiency?
- breakdown?
- branched chain?
- what is it needed to make? - ✔✔thiamin pyrophospahte
deficiency is Beriberi
breakdown of CHO to release energy
branched chain amino acids
needed to make neurotransmitters
✔✔Beriberi occurs in people with what disorder?
what are some symptoms - ✔✔- alcohol disorder in the US
- symptoms are staggering walking and abnormal eye movement
✔✔Riboflavin (FMN) and (FAD)
- important for?
- what are the 2 coenzymes needed?
- what does the 2 coenzymes do?
- where are small amounts stored? - ✔✔- important for energy
- flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
- metabolism of fatty acids and folate metabolism
- stored in liver, kidneys, and heart
✔✔Ariboflavinosis? - ✔✔inflammation and deficiency of riboflavin
✔✔glossitis? - ✔✔swollen and sore tongue
✔✔cheilosis - ✔✔scaling and cracking of the skin around the corners of the mouth
✔✔what are disease associated with riboflavin - ✔✔ariboflavinosis, glossitis, and
cheilosis
✔✔Niacin
- important for?
- what 2 coenzymes are needed?
- what does the 2 coenzymes do?
- what essential amino acid helps niacin be made by the body? - ✔✔- important for
energy
- nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
phosphate (NADP)
- release of energy from macronutrients
- tryptophan
