Question:
Which of the following combination related to vitamin B complex is correct?
- Vitamin B1 - Thaimine - Beriberi
- Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin - pellagra
- Vitamin B3 - Niacin - Anemia
- Vitamin B7 - Biotin - Dermatitis
AOnly iv
BBoth i and iv
CBoth ii and iv
DAll of the above
Answer:
B. Both i and iv
Explanation:
Vitamins and their deficiency diseases:
- ascorbic acid (Vitamin - C) : Scurvy
- thiamine (Vitamin - B1) : Beri beri
- riboflavin (Vitamin - B2) : Ariboflavinosis
- niacin (Vitamin - B3) : Pellagra
- pantothenic acid (Vitamin - B5) : neurodegeneration & dementia
- pyridoxine (Vitamin - B6) : anaemia & dermatitis
- biotin (Vitamin - B7) : hair loss, dry scaly skin, cheilitis, glossitis etc.
- folic acid (Vitamin - B9) : folate deficiency anemia
- cyanocobalamin (Vitamin - B12) : Macrocytic anemia
- retinol (Vitamin - A) : Night blindness
- calciferol (Vitamin - D) : Rickets
- tocopherol (Vitamin - E) : Sterility / infertility
- phylloquinone (Vitamin - K) : excessive bleeding