d. If somebody develops hyperparathyroidism (the parathyroid glands produce too much PTH), do you expect that person's blood levels of calcium to be too high or too low as a result?  Explain. e. If somebody develops hyperparathyroidism, will their bones gain or lose density?

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c.  Draw a picture comparing and contrasting how each might cause its target cell to do this.  Don't look it up!  You have all the information you need from the notes to come up with a reasonable, logical hypothesis.

d. If somebody develops hyperparathyroidism (the parathyroid glands produce too much PTH), do you expect that person's blood levels of calcium to be too high or too low as a result?  Explain.

e. If somebody develops hyperparathyroidism, will their bones gain or lose density?

 

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