KROK 1 2009 – Question 99 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
During examination of an 11-month-old infant a pediatrician revealed osteoectasia of the lower extremities and delayed mineralization of cranial bones. Such pathology is usually provoked by the deficit of the following vitamin:
- A. Bioflavonoids
- B. Pantothenic acid
- C. Thiamin
- D. Riboflavin
- E. Cholecalciferol
Hint
Consider which vitamin governs the intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate needed to mineralise bone matrix in a growing infant.
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