hapter 11 – The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K

hapter 11 – The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. What is the major carrier of the fat-soluble vitamins from the intestinal epithelial cell to the circulation?

a.	Albumin
b.	Cholesterol
c.	Chylomicrons
d.	Liposoluble binding proteins
e.	Osteocalcin.

 

 

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   11.1 Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.11.1 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for vitamin A.

 

2. Which of the following is a property of the fat-soluble vitamins?

a.	Most of them are synthesized by intestinal bacteria
b.	Intestinal transport occurs by way of the portal circulation
c.	Deficiency symptoms may take years to develop on a poor diet
d.	Toxicity risk is higher for vitamins E and K than for other fat-soluble vitamins
e.	Deficiencies are more common in industrialized nations than in developing nations.

 

 

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   11.1 Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.11.1 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for vitamin A.

 

3. If the diet contains precursor vitamin A, which of the following tissues can use it to form vitamin A?

a.	Eyes
b.	Kidneys
c.	Adipose cells
d.	Intestinal cells
e.	Liver

 

 

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Understand

REF:   11.1 Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.11.1 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for vitamin A.

 

4. Which of the following food substances can be converted to vitamin A in the body?

a.	Tryptophan
b.	Chlorophyll
c.	Xanthophyll
d.	Beta-carotene
e.	Phylloquinone

 

 

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   11.1 Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.11.1 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for vitamin A.

 

 

5. How many different forms of vitamin A are active in the body?

a.	one
b.	two
c.	three
d.	five
e.	seven

 

 

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   11.1 Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.11.1 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for vitamin A.