Vitamins: Structure, Function, and Clinical Importance

Organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts

Their excess is excreted with urine

They provide energy through degradation

<p>Because they cannot be synthesized by the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They do not enter into tissue structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamins are natural components of foods and are essential for normal physiologic function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamins enter into tissue structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are excreted with urine when consumed in excess</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can be stored in adipose tissue and the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthetic vitamins are identical to natural vitamins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamins cannot be synthesized by the body and are needed in small amounts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamins cannot enter tissue structures and do not provide energy when degraded</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are excreted with urine when consumed in excess</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are stored in adipose tissue and the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthetic vitamins are identical to natural vitamins</p> Signup and view all the answers