John Carlo Barros 3rd year BSP

May 7, 2020

PHARMACOGNOSY
QUIZ (VITAMINS)
By
MJMolina

Multiple Choice.Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. What is the primary form of Vitamin D encountered in zoologic species?

a. Cholecalciferol
b. Ergocalciferol
c. Dihydrotachysterol
d. 7-dehydrocholesterol
2. This is the major natural form of vitamin A
a. 3-dehyroretinol
b. Retinoic acid
c. Retinol
d. Retinal
3. Pantothenic acid is also known as
a. Vitamin B9
b. Chick antidermatitis factor
c. Vitamin B6
d. Both a and b
e. Both b and c
4. Which of the following B vitamins occur in greatest proportion in dried yeast
a. Thiamine
b. Riboflavin
c. Niacin
d. B vitamins occur in equal concentrations
5. PABA is used as
a. Ultraviolet sunscreen
b. Enhancer of sulfonamide antibacterial activity
c. Enhancer of serum salicylate levels
d. A and B only
e. A and C only
6. Which of the following vitamins serve as a precursor of coenzyme A, which is a cofactor
essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
a. Pyridoxine
 b. Pantothenic acid
c. Folic acid
d. Cyanocobalamin

7. Clinical symptoms of folic acid deficiency

a. Megaloblastic anemia
b. Macrocytic anemia
c. Glossitis
d. All of the choices
e. A and B only
8. Which of the following vitamins must be supplemented in poisonings caused by isoniazid
a. Niacin
b. Folic acid
c. Ascorbic acid
d. Pyridoxine
9. Use of tretinoin
a. Treatment of acne vulgaris
b. Prevention of hemorrhagic conditions
c. Treatment of Hartnups disease
d. All of the choices
10. Paresthesias of the extremities or burning foot syndrome is the most distinctive deficiency
symptoms of this vitamin.
a. Pyridoxine
b. Niacin
c. Pantothenic acid
d. Thiamine
11. Least stable of all the vitamins
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C
d. Viamin D
12. Vitamin obtained from spinach, alfalfa and other green vegetables
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin B
d. Vitamin A
13. Vitamin considered as a potential prevention and treatment of cancer
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
14. Richest known natural source of Vitamin A
a. Yellow fruits
b. Yellow vegetables
c. Fish liver oils
d. Eggs
15. Hemorrhage is the most common symptom in vitamin
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
16. The classic niacin deficiency condition
a. Pellagra
b. TB
c. Anemia
d. Obesity
17. One of the following is not a fat soluble vitamin
a. A
b. B
c. D
d. E
18. Biotin is another name for
a. Vitamin f
b. Vitamin H
c. Vitamin K
d. Vitamin A
19. Intrinsic factor in pernicious anemia
a. Cyanocobalamin
b. Niacin
c. Thiamine
d. pyridoxine
20. an early sign of vitamin A deficiency is
a. anemia
b. rashes
c. loss of night vision
d. loss of appetite
21. Vitamin B1 most employed successfully in the treatment of
a. Scury
b. Beri-beri
c. Pellagra
d. Anemia
22. Vitamin which plays the largest part in the prevention of the degenerative changes in the CNS
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B complex
 c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin D
e. Vitamin K
23. Vitamin used occasionally as an antioxidant
a. D
b. K
c. B1
d. E
24. Vitamin that stains the urine
a. Thiamine
b. Niacin
c. Riboflavin
d. Inositol
25. Vitamins are
Nutrients your body needs to function and fight off disease,
Obtained from the diet because sufficient amounts are not synthesized in
the body
Vitamins are Organic molecules essential for normal health and growth in
food that are needed in very small amounts for growth and for maintaining
good health.
Water-soluble vitamins travel freely through the body, and excess amounts
usually are excreted by the kidneys.