Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2007

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    Which one of the following is the correct matching of a vitamin, its nature and its deficiency disease?

    A)  Vitamin-A        -         Fat soluble Night blindness

    B)  Vitamin-K        -         Fat soluble Beri-beri

    C)  Vitamin-A         -        Fat soluble Beri-beri

    D)  Vitamin-K         -        Water soluble Pellagra

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Fat soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K. Deficiency of vitamin-A leads to night blindness or nyctalopia because vitamin-A is essential for synthesis of visual pigments (rhodopsin).


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