Marc eats a well-balanced diet and takes vitamins. Yet, test results show that Marc has a vitamin deficiency. Which of Marc's body systems are MOST LIKELY not functioning properly?
A. the respiratory and circulatory systems, because the vitamins are being released as waste
B. the digestive and excretory systems, because his body is not absorbing the vitamins in the food he eats
C. the respiratory and digestive systems, because the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is being affected
D. the digestive and nervous systems, because the vitamins are not being transported to the right places in his body
Answer: B. the digestive and excretory systems, because his body is not absorbing the vitamins in the food he eats
Explanation:
Vitamin deficiency occurs when the routine diet of the patient is deficient of Vitamins or the diet is full of vitamins but the gastrointestinal system is incapable of processing and absorbing the vitamins. The lack of metabolism can also be responsible for this. The excretory system becomes incapable of reabsorption of vitamins in the excreta and urine get lost from the body. Overall the body becomes inefficient in utilizing the vitamins.
According to the given situation, digestion and excretory systems are incapable of utilizing the vitamins.
