Questions

Fat-soluble vitamins except are the vitamins that are not soluble in water and are only absorbed when taken with higher fat food.

There are 4 types of fat soluble vitamins. They are :

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin K

Water soluble vitamins are Vitamin B and Vitamin C.

Auto-immune disease :: Sometimes, due to genetic and other unknown reasons, the body attack self-cells. This results in damage to the body and is called auto-immune disease.

From the options,

-> Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are produced against the synovial membrane and cartilage.

-> Vitiligo causes white patches on skin also characterised as autoimmune disorder.

-> Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick red skin and is also autoimmune.

-> Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease. Alzheimer's disease is due to deficiency of neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Hence, Alzheimer's is not the auto-immune disease.

Lysosome is an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. They are capable of breaking down all types of biological polymers like proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.

Lysosomes are known as the suicide bags of cells because whe any cell gets damaged these organelles burst and the enzymes present in it will digest the damaged cell.