Declining Production of Stomach Acid and Intrinsic Factor Increases the Risk

question 22

Multiple Choice

Declining production of stomach acid and intrinsic factor increases the risk for deficiency of ________ among older adults.

• A) vitamin B-12
• B) vitamin B-6
• C) iron
• D) calcium

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Definitions:

Intelligence Quotient

A measure of a person's cognitive ability in relation to their age group, usually represented as a numerical score.

Intellectual Quandary

A state of confusion or uncertainty, often involving a complex or perplexing matter that requires deep intellectual effort to resolve.

Primary Mental Abilities

Basic intellectual skills that include numerical and verbal abilities, spatial relations, memory, and others, as identified by psychologist L.L. Thurstone.

Thurstone

A psychologist known for his contributions to psychometrics and the theory of intelligence, including the development of multiple-factor analysis.