BAO QUESTIONS BLOCK 4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a common feature among active forms of B Vitamins?
N-Containing heterocyclic ring
An alcoholic shows severe short-term memory impairment and frank confabulation. The
vitamin deficiency most likely associated with his condition may also lead to which of the
following conditions?
Cardiomegaly
A neonate develops a yellow discoloration of the skin and sclerae two days after birth.
The condition worsens the following day. Phototherapy has begun. Which of the
following is the most appropriate vitamin supplement for this patient?
Riboflavin
A 35-year-old woman is brought to the hospital by her family with sleep disturbance,
muttering to herself constantly, poor concentration, decreased appetite, poor hygiene,
and increasingly loose bowel movements. She has no personal history of mental illness
and had never been treated for a mental condition. The attending physician suspects a
dietary deficiency in this patient. Which of the following can be used to alleviate her
condition?
A. Thiamine
B. Riboflavin
C. Niacin
D. Pyridoxine
E. Cobalamin
Niacin
Vitamin B6 in coenzyme form performs a wide variety of functions in the body and is
extremely versatile. Which of the following reactions requires vitamin B6?
A. Cystathionine (beta)-synthase
B. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
C. Pyruvate carboxylase
D. Lysis hyroxylase
E. Methionine synthase
Cystathionine (beta)-synthase
The process in which energy is extracted from metabolic intermediates is shown below.
Which of the following enzymes requires pantothenic acid?
What is a common feature among active forms of B Vitamins?
N-Containing heterocyclic ring
An alcoholic shows severe short-term memory impairment and frank confabulation. The
vitamin deficiency most likely associated with his condition may also lead to which of the
following conditions?
Cardiomegaly
A neonate develops a yellow discoloration of the skin and sclerae two days after birth.
The condition worsens the following day. Phototherapy has begun. Which of the
following is the most appropriate vitamin supplement for this patient?
Riboflavin
A 35-year-old woman is brought to the hospital by her family with sleep disturbance,
muttering to herself constantly, poor concentration, decreased appetite, poor hygiene,
and increasingly loose bowel movements. She has no personal history of mental illness
and had never been treated for a mental condition. The attending physician suspects a
dietary deficiency in this patient. Which of the following can be used to alleviate her
condition?
A. Thiamine
B. Riboflavin
C. Niacin
D. Pyridoxine
E. Cobalamin
Niacin
Vitamin B6 in coenzyme form performs a wide variety of functions in the body and is
extremely versatile. Which of the following reactions requires vitamin B6?
A. Cystathionine (beta)-synthase
B. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
C. Pyruvate carboxylase
D. Lysis hyroxylase
E. Methionine synthase
Cystathionine (beta)-synthase
The process in which energy is extracted from metabolic intermediates is shown below.
Which of the following enzymes requires pantothenic acid?
