Question 1

What is the primary excretory route for the water-soluble vitamins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bile
B)  Kidney
C)  Intestine
D)  Perspiration
E)  Feces

Question 2

Discuss thiamin nutrition including functions, risk factors for deficiency, symptoms of deficiency, food sources, and stability.

Accepted Answer

Thiamin is the vitamin part of the coenz...

Question 3

What vitamin contains cobalt?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B6
C)  B₁₂
D)  Pantothenic acid
E)  Ascorbic acid

Question 4

What is a precursor?

Accepted Answer

A)  A conditionally essential vitamin
B)  A sign or symptom of a clinical vitamin deficiency disorder
C)  A substance that is used to synthesize another compound
D)  A substance that is recycled through the liver and intestines
E)  A sign or symptom of a subclinical vitamin deficiency disorder

Question 5

Compounds that can be converted to vitamins in the body are called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

precursors...

Question 6

What is a free radical?

Accepted Answer

A)  An inactive vitamin
B)  An unphosphorylated vitamin
C)  A molecule of unbound cobalamins
D)  A molecule with at least one unpaired electron
E)  A nonbound vitamin

Question 7

Which of the following is a property of niacin in nutrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is susceptible to destruction in foods exposed to light
B)  It participates primarily in reactions involving amino acids
C)  It is soluble in both water and lipids depending upon its chemical form
D)  It can be synthesized in the body from the essential amino acid tryptophan
E)  It can increase LDL and decrease HDL in large doses.

Question 8

Normally, the body's storage and re-utilization of vitamin B₁₂ prevents a primary or secondary deficiency from occurring until after about

Accepted Answer

A)  3 days.
B)  3 weeks.
C)  3 months.
D)  1 year.
E)  3 years.

Question 9

MATCHING
-One of the first symptoms of folate deficiency

Accepted Answer

A)  Pork
B)  Corn
C)  Dairy
D)  Folate
E)  BiotinF) NiacinG) CholineH) AnemiaI) CollagenJ) BeriberiK) BroccoliL) RiboflavinM) Vitamin B6N) Vitamin B₁₂O) TryptophanP) Iron overloadQ) Ascorbic acidR) Intrinsic factorS) Ultraviolet lightT) Pantothenic acid

Question 10

Older adults with B₁₂ deficiencies may develop ____________________, a condition that damages the cells of the stomach.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Older adults with B₁₂ deficiencies may develop...

Question 11

MATCHING
-A food source that supplies a substantial amount of people's riboflavin intake

Accepted Answer

A)  Pork
B)  Corn
C)  Dairy
D)  Folate
E)  BiotinF) NiacinG) CholineH) AnemiaI) CollagenJ) BeriberiK) BroccoliL) RiboflavinM) Vitamin B6N) Vitamin B₁₂O) TryptophanP) Iron overloadQ) Ascorbic acidR) Intrinsic factorS) Ultraviolet lightT) Pantothenic acid

Question 12

What type of testing is done by the U.S. Pharmacopeia to assure the quality and safety of certain vitamin and mineral supplements?

Accepted Answer

Supplements with a USP verification logo...

Question 13

Of the following commonly eaten foods, which makes the greatest contribution to riboflavin intake?

Accepted Answer

A)  Milk
B)  Potatoes
C)  Orange juice
D)  Peanut butter
E)  Carrots

Question 14

MATCHING
-Name of thiamin deficiency disease

Accepted Answer

A)  Pork
B)  Corn
C)  Dairy
D)  Folate
E)  BiotinF) NiacinG) CholineH) AnemiaI) CollagenJ) BeriberiK) BroccoliL) RiboflavinM) Vitamin B6N) Vitamin B₁₂O) TryptophanP) Iron overloadQ) Ascorbic acidR) Intrinsic factorS) Ultraviolet lightT) Pantothenic acid

Question 15

Discuss the essentiality of choline, including chief functions and major food sources.

Accepted Answer

Although not defined as a vitamin, choli...

Question 16

Which of the following would be a very good source of vitamin C for the lacto-ovo-vegetarian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Milk
B)  Eggs
C)  Broccoli
D)  Whole-grain bread
E)  Bananas

Question 17

Of the following foods, which would be the only source of vitamin B₁₂?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pecans
B)  Hot dog
C)  Cauliflower
D)  Whole-grain bread
E)  Plain soy or rice milk

Question 18

Which of the following vitamins is known to sustain substantial losses during processing of food?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biotin
B)  Niacin
C)  Vitamin B₁₂
D)  Pantothenic acid
E)  Inositol

Question 19

Which of the following foods is highest in folate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meats
B)  Starches
C)  Dairy products
D)  Green, leafy vegetables
E)  Fruits

Question 20

Discuss the association between marginal vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and cognitive function.

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Marginal vitamin B₁₂ deficiency impairs ...

Exam 10: The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C

Older adults with B₁₂ deficiencies may develop ____________________, a condition that damages the cells of the stomach.

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Discuss the association between marginal vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and cognitive function.

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Discuss thiamin nutrition including functions, risk factors for deficiency, symptoms of deficiency, food sources, and stability.

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Of the following foods, which would be the only source of vitamin B₁₂?

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What is a precursor?

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MATCHING -Name of thiamin deficiency disease

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Of the following commonly eaten foods, which makes the greatest contribution to riboflavin intake?

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What type of testing is done by the U.S. Pharmacopeia to assure the quality and safety of certain vitamin and mineral supplements?

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MATCHING -A food source that supplies a substantial amount of people's riboflavin intake

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What is a free radical?

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Which of the following foods is highest in folate?

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MATCHING -One of the first symptoms of folate deficiency

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Which of the following would be a very good source of vitamin C for the lacto-ovo-vegetarian?

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Discuss the essentiality of choline, including chief functions and major food sources.

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Which of the following is a property of niacin in nutrition?

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Compounds that can be converted to vitamins in the body are called ____________________.

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What is the primary excretory route for the water-soluble vitamins?

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Normally, the body's storage and re-utilization of vitamin B₁₂ prevents a primary or secondary deficiency from occurring until after about

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What vitamin contains cobalt?

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Which of the following vitamins is known to sustain substantial losses during processing of food?

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