Which combination is not correctly matched? |
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a) |
Vitamin-K – Faulty in blood clotting |
b) |
Vitamin-C – Pyorrhoea, crack on mouth corner |
c) |
Vitamin- – Beri-beri |
d) |
Vitamin-A – Night blindness |
Which combination is not correctly matched? |
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a) |
Vitamin-K – Faulty in blood clotting |
b) |
Vitamin-C – Pyorrhoea, crack on mouth corner |
c) |
Vitamin- – Beri-beri |
d) |
Vitamin-A – Night blindness |
(c)
Vitamin-K (phylloquinone) deficiency causes bleeding disease or haemorrhage, i.e., inability in blood clotting. Vitamin-C (ascorbic acid) deficiency causes scurvy. Scurvy is characterised by spongy and bleeding gums, loose and falling teeth, fragility of blood vessels, bones and nervous breakdown