Clinical Nutritionist CCN Micronutrients and Deficiencies

Question 1

Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin D

Answer

Vitamin A

Answer

Vitamin C

Answer

Vitamin K

Question 2

A patient presents with bleeding gums, petechiae, and poor wound healing. Which nutrient deficiency is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Answer

Vitamin K

Answer

Iron

Answer

Zinc

Question 3

Which mineral is required for the synthesis of thyroid hormones T3 and T4?

Accepted Answer

Iodine

Answer

Selenium

Answer

Zinc

Answer

Chromium

Question 4

What is the primary function of vitamin K in the body?

Accepted Answer

Carboxylation of clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X

Answer

Calcium absorption in the intestine

Answer

Antioxidant protection of cell membranes

Answer

Synthesis of steroid hormones

Question 5

Pernicious anemia results from a deficiency of which vitamin due to lack of intrinsic factor?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

Answer

Folate

Answer

Vitamin B6

Answer

Niacin

Question 6

Which micronutrient deficiency is most prevalent worldwide and commonly causes iron-deficiency anemia?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Zinc

Answer

Calcium

Answer

Vitamin A