MODULE 8

Fretchel Grace S. Mesa BSN-2 A10

1. Which of the following vitamins are fat soluble?
a. Vitamins B, C, and E
b. Vitamins B, C, D, and E
c. Vitamins A, C, E, and K
d. Vitamins A, D, E, and K
ANSWER: D
RATIO: Vitamin A, D, E and K are considered fat-soluble vitamins, these
vitamins usually occurs together with fats and oils of food.
2. Which of the following describes fat-soluble vitamins?
a. They include thiamin, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
b. They cannot be stored to any great extent and so must be consumed
daily.
c. Toxic levels can be reached by consuming deep orange and dark green
vegetables.
d. They can be stored in the liver and fatty tissues and can reach toxic
concentrations.
ANSWER: D
RATIO: Option D is the accurate answer because fat-soluble vitamins are stored
in the liver and fatty tissues until the body needs them. They are not readily
excreted, and, unlike most of the water-soluble vitamins, they can build up to
toxic concentrations.
3. Night blindness and susceptibility to infection result from a deficiency of
which vitamin?
a. Niacin
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin A
d. Vitamin B12
ANSWER: C
RATIO: Vitamin A has three forms of vitamins, the Retinal form has specific role
that maintains the health of our vision, without being said, Vitamin A deficiency
can cause vison problems like night blindness.
4. Which of the following describes water-soluble vitamins?
a. They all play key roles in bone maintenance.
b. They are frequently toxic.
c. They are stored extensively in tissues.
d. They are easily absorbed and excreted.
 ANSWER: D
RATIO: Option D is the accurate answer because water soluble-vitamins
are easily absorbed into the bloodstream and are just as easily excreted if
their blood concentrations rise too high
5. Which vitamin is present only in foods of animal origin?
a. Riboflavin
b. Pantothenic acid
c. Vitamin B12
d. The inactive form of vitamin A
ANSWER: C
RATIO: Option C is the accurate answer since Vitamin B12 is found only in foods
of animal origin. Furthermore, this vitamin is less taken by those people who are
vegetarian that is why they need to add this vitamin in their diet.