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I.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.


1. Which component of blood carries oxygen to the body cells?
a. plasma
b. platelets
c. red blood cells
d. white blood cells
2.

If a persons blood lacked platelets, what process could


not take place?
a. carrying oxygen to cells
b. carrying glucose to cells
c. clotting of blood
d. transfusing of blood

3. Blood types are determined by


a. marker molecules on red blood cells.
b. the kinds of blood that are available for transfusion.
c. marker molecules on white blood cells.
d. the presence of fibrin in plasma.
4. What is the blood type of a person whose plasma contains
only anti-B clumping proteins?
a. type A
b. type B
c. type AB
d. type O
5. Which component of blood is 90 percent water?
a. plasma
b. platelets

c. red blood cells


d. white blood cells
6. The function of white blood cells is to
a. carry carbon dioxide.
b. increase blood pressure.
c. carry wastes away from body cells.
d. fight disease
7. Which of the following vitamins protects blood cells, body tissue,
and essential fatty acids from harmful destruction in the body?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin E
d. Vitamin K
8. Which of the following is the recommended dietary allowance for
vitamin K for men?
a. 900
b. 5
c. 15
d. 120
9. Which of the following is mainly stored in the fat and muscle
tissue?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin E
d. Vitamin K

II.

Write True if the statement holds truth or False if otherwise.

________ 1. Vitamins are nutrients that the body does not make on its own.
________ 2. Regulation of metabolism is also one of the functions of vitamins.
________ 3. Vitamin B9 is also known as tocopherol.
________ 4. Vitamins can be synthesized in ample amounts in our body.
________ 5. Anti-vitamins are chemical compounds that inhibit the absorption or actions of vitamins.
________ 6. Prosthetic vitamins include vitamins A,C,D and E.
________ 7. Fat and water-soluble vitamins are both absorbed in the duodenum.
III.

Fill-out the missing parts of the table.


SOLUBILITY

DEFICIENCY
DISEASE

OVERDOSE DISEASE

Retinol

fat

Night-blindedness,
hyperkeratosis,
keratomalacia

Hypervitaminosis A

Cholecalciferol

Fat

Rickets, osteomalacia

Hypervitaminosis D
Increased Congestive Heart
failure

VITAMINS

CHEMICAL NAME

A
D

PROVITAMINS

Tocopherols

Fat

Sterility in males, mild


hemolytic anemia in
newborn infants

Phylloquinone

Fat

Bleeding diathesis

Increases coagulation in
patients

B1

Thiamine

Water

Beri-beri
Wernickes-Korsakoff
syndrome

Drowsiness or muscle
relaxation with large doses

B2

Riboflavin

Water

Ariboflavinosis,
glossitis, angular
stomatitis

B3

Niacin

Water

Pellagra

Liver damage for doses


>2g/day

B5

Patothenic acid

Water

Paresthesia

Diarrhea, possibly nausea


and heartburn
Impairment of
proprioception, nerve
damage

Unknown

B6

Pyridoxine

Water

Anemia, peripheral
neuropathy

B7

Biotin

Water

Dermatitis, enteritis

Unknown

May mask symptoms of


vitamin B12 deficiency

B9

Folic acid

Water

Megaloblastic anemia,
deficiency during
pregnancy is associated
with birth defects,such as
neural tube defects

B12

Cyanocobalamin

Water

Megaloblastic anemia

Acne-rash

B13

Orotic acid

Water

Unknown

Unknown

Ascorbic acid

Water

Scurvy

Vitamin C megadosage,
chronic diarrhea

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