Across
- 2. vitamin component of a coenzyme that participates in chemical reactions that add carbon dioxide to other compounds
- 4. vitamin that is a component of coenzymes that participate in a variety of cellular processes, including transfer of CH3 groups in the metabolism of folate
- 10. cancer that has moved from one tissue to other parts of the body
- 11. neurotransmitter associated with attention, learning and memory, muscle control, and other nervous system functions
- 14. deficiency disease characterized by weakness, poor muscular coordination, and abnormal functioning of the cardiovascular, digestive, and nervous systems.
- 16. important for energy metabolism as a part of flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
- 17. component of coenzyme A and important for oxidative metabolism
Down
- 1. substances that maintain normal metabolism
- 3. environmental factor such as radiation, tobacco smoke, or a virus, that triggers cancer
- 5. type of anemia that results from vitamin B-12, and can lead to death
- 6. deficiency of this vitamin results in a red swollen tongue and cracked sores at the corners of the mouth
- 7. deficiency disease characterized by swollen, bleeding gums
- 8. vitamin component of the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate, important for energy metabolism, particularly for protein metabolism
- 9. type of anemia characterized by large, immature red blood cells
- 12. type of neural tube defect in which the spine does not form properly before birth and fails to enclose the spinal cord
- 13. vitamin that can function as both an antioxidant and a prooxidant
- 15. vitamin that is a component of the coenzyme tetrahydrofolic acid (THFA)that is important for DNA synthesis