KROK 1 2016 – Question 168 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 6-year-old child suffers from delayed growth, disrupted ossification processes, decalcification of the teeth. What can be the cause?
- A. Hyperthyroidism
- B. Decreased glucagon production
- C. Vitamin D deficiency
- D. Insulin deficiency
- E. Vitamin C deficiency
Hint
Think about what is needed for calcium and phosphate to be absorbed from the gut and deposited as mineral in growing bone and tooth tissue.
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