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Consider the following statements regarding the digestion and absorption of food in human and identify the correct and incorrect statement

I. Antipellagra vitamin is nicotinamide which is present in milk, yeast, meat, leafy vegetable and whole grains

II. Deficiency of vitamin thiamine causes loss of appetite, muscle depreciation, fatigue and mental confusion

III. Prolonged deficiency of tocopherol reduces reproductive capacity in human being

IV. Gastrovascular cavity performs, ., both function digestion and distribution of nutrients

Choose the correct option accordingly

a)

All statements are incorrect

b)

All statements are correct

c)

I and II are correct only

d)

I and II are incorrect only



Question ID - 2293 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Consider the following statements regarding the digestion and absorption of food in human and identify the correct and incorrect statement

I. Antipellagra vitamin is nicotinamide which is present in milk, yeast, meat, leafy vegetable and whole grains

II. Deficiency of vitamin thiamine causes loss of appetite, muscle depreciation, fatigue and mental confusion

III. Prolonged deficiency of tocopherol reduces reproductive capacity in human being

IV. Gastrovascular cavity performs, ., both function digestion and distribution of nutrients

Choose the correct option accordingly

a)

All statements are incorrect

b)

All statements are correct

c)

I and II are correct only

d)

I and II are incorrect only

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Vitamin-  (niacin) is known as antipellagra vitamin. Its deficiency causes the alternation in protein metabolism disorder such as carcinoid syndrome. Vitamin-  deficiency causes loss of appetite, muscle depreciation, mental confusion and may leads to paralytic, disease beri-beri. Vitamin-E deficiency causes sterility. Digestion and distribution of nutrients occurs in the gastrovascular cavity

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