Which condition most directly impairs vitamin B12 absorption?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia results from lack of intrinsic factor. This prevents vitamin B12 absorption in the ileum.
Keep practicing
More Vitamins and Minerals Physiology questions
- Magnesium absorption in the intestine occurs primarily by:
- Which vitamin deficiency leads to night blindness?
- Chronic diarrhea most commonly leads to deficiency of which mineral?
- Vitamin B12 absorption in the gastrointestinal tract primarily requires:
- Which vitamin is absorbed mainly in the jejunum as micelles with dietary fat?
- Deficiency of which vitamin most directly impairs calcium absorption?