Multiple choice

Deficiency of Vitamin B6 in man causes _____.

  1. rickets

  2. scurvy

  3. beri - beri

  4. anaemia

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency causes microcytic hypochromic anemia because B6 is essential for hemoglobin synthesis. Rickets is caused by Vitamin D deficiency. Scurvy results from Vitamin C deficiency. Beri-beri is caused by Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency.