UNH Nutrition 400 Final Exam
UNH Nutrition 400 Final Exam 8 enzymes of vitamin B - correct answer Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, B12, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, B6 Niacin can be synthesized from? - correct answer tryptophan Major functions of Folate - correct answer Formation of DNA, metabolize amino acids, formation of neurotransmitters Synthetic form of folate? - correct answer folic acid Folate deficiencies can cause? - correct answer macrocytic anemia and neural tube defects major functions of vitamin B12 - correct answer formation of blood, folate metabolism, homocysteine metabolism, maintains myelin sheaths deficiency of vitamin B12 - correct answer lack of HCL - atrophic gastritis lack of intrinsic factor - pernicious anemia vitamin C - correct answer water soluble vitamin ascorbic acid important antioxidant deficiency of vitamin C - correct answer smokers at risk could cause scurvy toxicity - correct answer GI disturbances what can Vitamin C protect against - correct answer cancer, heart disease, common cold symptoms of beriberi - correct answer edema, extreme fatigue innate immunity - correct answer nonspecific, present at birth, physical barriers, HCL, fever acquired immunity - correct answer adaptive or specific, develops as we age, production of antibodies oxidizing agents - correct answer cause cell damage, free radicals (unpaired electron, unstable), initiate cascade of disturbance antioxidants - correct answer able to stop or repair free radical damage, largely supplied by diet vitamin E - correct answer fat soluble vitamin, important antioxidant in lipid-rich areas of body most active form of vitamin E? - correct answer alpha tocopherol where is vitamin E stored? - correct answer adipose tissue Vitamin E deficiency - correct answer rare, can cause hemolytic anemia vitamin E toxicity - correct answer can cause hemorrhagic stroke Vitamin A - correct answer fat soluble vitamin provitamin sources of Vitamin A - correct answer carotenoids still needs to be activated no risk of toxicity preformed vitamin A is? - correct answer retinoids active and ready to go risk of toxicity what does vitamin A do for eye health? - correct answer maintains clear cornea transports light energy to nerve impulses in retina vitamin A deficiency - correct answer progressive vision impairment xerosis - correct answer dryness of cornea keratinization - correct answer buildup of protein in eye hyperkeratosis - correct answer skin becomes rough and scaly whos at risk for vitamin A toxicity? - correct answer supplement takers teratogenic risk - correct answer can cause a birth defect what are carotenoids? - correct answer fat soluble plant pigments carotenosis - correct answer skin turns orange major functions of vitamin D - correct answer regulate blood calcium levels, bone calcification, hormone can vitamin D be synthesized in the body? - correct answer yes vitamin d and skin - correct answer need more sun exposure the darker skin you have vitamin D deficiency - correct answer rickets, osteomalacia (adult rickets), osteoporosis two forms of vitamin K - correct answer plant and bacteria
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