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Quick TrainerVitamins and Their Primary Functions
Learn the essential vitamins, their common names, and the key roles they play in keeping the human body healthy.
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Common Names & Roles
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Deficiencies & Sources
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Detailed Functions
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Which vitamin is essential for healthy vision and is found in carrots?
Vitamin A
Which vitamin is produced by the skin when exposed to sunlight?
Vitamin D
Which vitamin is a powerful antioxidant abundant in citrus fruits?
Vitamin C
Which vitamin is required for proper blood clotting?
Vitamin K
Which vitamin is needed to absorb calcium for strong bones?
Vitamin D
Which vitamin acts as a major fat-soluble antioxidant protecting cell membranes?
Vitamin E
Vitamin B12 is important for the production of what type of blood cell?
Red blood cells
Which B vitamin is critical during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects?
Folate
Deficiency of vitamin C causes which disease?
Scurvy
Deficiency of vitamin D causes which bone disease in children?
Rickets
Deficiency of vitamin A can cause which vision condition?
Night blindness
Deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) causes which disease?
Beriberi
Deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) causes which disease?
Pellagra
A lack of vitamin B12 leads to which type of anemia?
Pernicious anemia
Which vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits like oranges and lemons?
Vitamin C
Which vitamin is found in leafy green vegetables and helps blood clot?
Vitamin K
Which vitamins are classified as fat-soluble?
A, D, E, and K
Which two vitamin groups are water-soluble?
B vitamins and C
Vitamin C is essential for the synthesis of which structural protein?
Collagen
Which vitamin functions as the precursor to rhodopsin in the retina?
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1 is also known by what chemical name?
Thiamine
Vitamin B2 is also known by what chemical name?
Riboflavin
Vitamin B3 is also known by what chemical name?
Niacin
Vitamin B6 is also known by what chemical name?
Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7, important for hair and nails, is also called what?
Biotin
Vitamin B5 is also known by what chemical name?
Pantothenic acid
Which vitamin is converted in the body to the active hormone calcitriol?
Vitamin D
Vitamin K is essential for activating which clotting protein produced by the liver?
Prothrombin
Which water-soluble vitamin functions mainly as an antioxidant and aids iron absorption?
Vitamin C
Vitamin B12 is also known by what chemical name?
Cobalamin
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