Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is associated with excessive alcohol intake and a deficiency of which of the following vitamins?
a. thiamin
b. vitamin B12
c. folate
d. vitamin B6
Q. 2The most common sign of folate deficiency is:
a. microcytic anemia.
b. megaloblastic anemia.
c. pernicious anemia.
d. hemolytic anemia.
Q. 3Alcohol increases the excretion of which of the following vitamins?
a. vitamin K
b. vitamin B12
c. vitamin B6
d. vitamin C
Q. 4Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder of epithelial transport and is one of the most common lethal inherited disorders of which ethnic group?
a. Caucasians
b. African-Americans
c. Hispanics
d. Native-Americans
Q. 5All of the following are pathways in the liver that metabolize alcohol except _____.
a. the ADH pathway in the cytosol
b. the MEOS pathway in the endoplasmic reticulum
c. catalase in peroxisomes
d. lysosome activity in the cytosol
Q. 6In the liver, ethanol is metabolized to _____ that is then converted to _____.
a. acetate, alcohol
b. acetaldehyde, acetate
c. alcohol, acetaldehyde
d. acetaldehyde, alcohol
Q. 7Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is mostly related to which of the following conditions?
a. obesity
b. diabetes
c. consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids
d. anorexia
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