Human Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 19, Problem 11RA
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The hormone stimulated by raised blood calcium level.
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Different forms of nutrients are essential in
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A patient with parathyroid deficiency 10 days after inadvertent damage to the parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery would probably have
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B. a high plasma calcium level, decreased membrane permeability to sodium, and bone demineralization.
C. low plasma phosphate and calcium levels, decreased muscular excitability, and bone demineralization.
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Calcium concentration in blood is controlled by:
A Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland
B. Thyroid and parathyroid glands
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D. Adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla
E. Anterior and posterior pituitary glands
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