Nutrition For Healthy Living
Chap 8 Exam Questions and
Answers
keratin - Answer- tough protein found in hair, nails, and the outermost layers of skin
exophthalmia - Answer- condition affecting the eyes that results from vitamin A
deficiency
teratogen - Answer- agent that causes birth defects
carotenemia - Answer- yellowing of the skin that results from excess beta-carotene in
the body
rickets - Answer- vitamin D deficiency disorder in children
osteomalacia - Answer- adult rickets; condition characterized by poorly mineralized
(soft) bones
alpha-tocopherol - Answer- vitamin E
coenzyme - Answer- small molecule that interacts with enzymes, enabling the enzymes
to function
beriberi - Answer- thiamin deficiency disease
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - Answer- degenerative brain disorder resulting from
thiamin deficiency that occurs primarily among alcoholics
pellagra - Answer- niacin deficiency disease
hemoglobin - Answer- iron-containing protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen
anemia - Answer- disorder characterized by too few red blood cells and poor oxygen
transport in blood
folic acid - Answer- and folacin forms of folate
tetrahydrofolic acid =(THFA) - Answer- folate coenzyme
Chap 8 Exam Questions and
Answers
keratin - Answer- tough protein found in hair, nails, and the outermost layers of skin
exophthalmia - Answer- condition affecting the eyes that results from vitamin A
deficiency
teratogen - Answer- agent that causes birth defects
carotenemia - Answer- yellowing of the skin that results from excess beta-carotene in
the body
rickets - Answer- vitamin D deficiency disorder in children
osteomalacia - Answer- adult rickets; condition characterized by poorly mineralized
(soft) bones
alpha-tocopherol - Answer- vitamin E
coenzyme - Answer- small molecule that interacts with enzymes, enabling the enzymes
to function
beriberi - Answer- thiamin deficiency disease
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - Answer- degenerative brain disorder resulting from
thiamin deficiency that occurs primarily among alcoholics
pellagra - Answer- niacin deficiency disease
hemoglobin - Answer- iron-containing protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen
anemia - Answer- disorder characterized by too few red blood cells and poor oxygen
transport in blood
folic acid - Answer- and folacin forms of folate
tetrahydrofolic acid =(THFA) - Answer- folate coenzyme
