Exam 11: Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Dietary _______________ may prevent or delay the growth of cataracts.

In _______________, the first stage of cancer, a normal gene is transformed into a cancer-forming gene called an _______________.

During the cancer _______________ stage, tumor cells rapidly divide and invade surrounding tissues.

How does vitamin E function in the body?

The active form of vitamin D is formed from cholecalciferol by the action of first the _____ and then the _____.

The carotenoids are potent antioxidants that protect cell membranes, DNA, and proteins from _____.

For Les to obtain his vitamin D RDA of _____ µg exclusively from milk, he would need to consume _____ cups of vitamin D-fortified milk each day.

Children with vitamin A deficiency commonly experience chronic diarrhea and respiratory disease because vitamin A is important for production of immune cells, maintenance of the intestinal tract lining, and the _____.

Which ois the mosresult otoxicity?

Where do humans store excess vitamin E?

Why do the side effects of chemotherapy such as loss of appetite, poor nutrient absorption, and weight loss occur?

_____ is a symptom of vitamin E toxicity.

What is the most biologically active form of vitamin E called?

Why are some carotenoids considered phytochemicals rather than provitamins?

What are functional immune cells called?

Vitamin D toxicity can result in _____ and deposit of calcium in _____.

How is vitamin A absorbed and delivered to the adipose, muscle, and eye tissues that can use it?

Charring meat at high temperatures may lead to the formation of _____, which have been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals.

Why is a low-fat diet likely to decrease vitamin A and carotenoid absorption?

What is a cancer said to have done when cancerous cells move from their original site to other locations?