QUESTION #3
Any disruption of normal digestion can cause malabsorption.
Choose the stage of digestion that is associated with
each defect.
| DEFECT |
STAGE OF DIGESTION |
| Reduced microvillar surface area |
|
| Disrupted enterohepatic bile salt circulation |
|
| Decreased pancreatic enzyme release/activity |
|
| Disaccharidase deficiency |
|
| Lymphatic duct |
|
