When blood calcium levels are low, PTH stimulates ________. a. urinary excretion of calcium by the kidneys b. a reduction in calcium absorption from the intestines c. the activity of osteoblasts d. the activity of osteoclasts

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A: Hypothyroidism is a metabolic disorder that results in deficiency of the thyroid hormone, which is…

Q: Which of these endocrine glands is most directly involved in immune function? a. the pancreas b. the…

A: Introduction: Hormones are produced by the endocrine glands and transported to the target organs or…

Q: which of the following increasesin the absence of dietary iodine? (

A: Iodine is an element that is needed for various body metabolism. Body needs iodine because it cannot…

Q: What is NOT an effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH)?a. increased absorption of calcium ions by the…

A: There are four small glands present on the back side of the thyroid glands which are the parathyroid…

Q: All of the following conditions would benefit from hormone replacement therapy EXCEPT. A.…

A: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the treatment options that can help to relieve some of…

Q: Which of these is not an effect of PTH?a. rise in blood phosphate levelb. reduction of calcium…

A: The parathyroid gland is defined as the gland located next to the thyroid gland and thus, secretes a…

Q: The disease that is believed to be caused by an autoimmuneresponse that destroys the pancreatic…

A: Pancreatic islets or islets of langerhans are the regions of pancreas which comprises of it's it's…

Q: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulates the release of (a) thyroid hormones by the…

A: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is formed in the corticotroph of anterior pituitary gland. They…

Q: Discuss the hormonal regulation of the calcium ion

A: Calcium is of crucial importance in our body. It has several roles to play such as- Contraction and…

Q: The_______ has both endocrine and exocrine functions. a. hypothalamus c. pineal gland b. parathyroid…

A: The chemical coordination in the animals takes place by endocrine glands. The secretion from these…

Q: a When blood calcium levels decrease below their normal levels, ____________ is released.   A.…

A: The decrease of the levels of calcium in the blood causes a condition called Hypocalcemia. A…

Q: The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland are physically connected bya. arteries.b. the infundibular…

A: Answer is b.) the infundibular stalk and portal veins.

Q: Hormones can be released into the blood ... a) ... in large quantities in response to stimuli. b)…

A: Ans- A  Explanation- Hormones are the molecules that are released from the endocrine glands into the…

Q: Compare and contrast the anterior and posterior pituitary glands. a) Explain how these glands…

A: In the human body, several glands are involved in producing different hormones for specified…

Q: The classic steps for identifying an endocrine gland include removing the suspected gland, replacing…

A: Endocrine glands, also called the ductless glands are the organs that secrete their chemical…

Q: Growth hormone (GH) is released by which endocrine gland?a. posterior pituitary gland b.…

A: Human Growth hormone (GH), also known as somatotropin, is a peptide hormone made up of a single…

Q: Growth hormone is administered to people who have pituitary dwarfism. Parents wanting their normal…

A: Growth hormone can be defined as the type of hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary…

Q: Secretion of PTH is increased by: a.      an increase in serum magnesium concentration b.      an…

A: Thyroid is a butterfly shape gland which uses iodine from the body to make two hormone known as T3…

Q: Describe the effects caused when the parathyroid glandfails to respond to calcium bound to its…

A: Parathyroid glands (PTG) are ductless or endocrine glands. They are small, four in number, and…

Q: Osteoblasts have abundant receptors for what two hormones? Why?

A: The cells that produce new bone are known as OSTEOBLASTS. They're related to structural cells and…

Q: Predict the signs/symptoms that a person with hyperthyroidism would exhibit in each of the following…

A: KEY WORDS :- Hyperthyroidism - When hormone production is increased in thyroid gland.

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Q: Congenital adrenal hypertrophy results from a genetic disability to produce normal amounts of which…

A: Congenital adrenal hypertrophy: It is a group of genetic disorders which affect adrenal glands. It…

Q: Which of these is composed of neural tissue, as opposed to glandular tissue? A. The anterior…

A: Normally, hormones secreted by the brain control the secretion of other types of hormones. The…

Q: Osteoclast activity decreases a) Growth hormone (GH) b) Calcitonin c) Sex steroids d)…

A: Hormones are the chemical messenger which activates the target cell because of interaction between…

Q: The which releases hormones essential for human growth, is/are controlled by the a. pancreas;…

A: The hormonal framework, also known as the endocrine system, is a combination of organs and glands…

Q: A) What results from hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty?  B) After puberty?  C)…

A: Growth hormones helps in growth and metabolism of our body. Sometimes oversecretion of the growth…

Q: Developing of gigantism is conditioned by:A. Overwhelming secretion of GH in adolescenceB.…

A: Endocrine system is a regulatory system of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called…

Q: Parathyroid hormone functions in all of the following ways EXCEPT? A. Increasing the rate of calcium…

A: Parathyroid hormone is secreted by the parathyroid glands and is the most important regulator of…

Q: Which statement about the adrenal gland is false?  A)The adrenal medulla responds to signals from…

A: adrenal glands, are two small glands located above the kidneys.The outer part is called adrenal…

Q: Calcitonin is released responding to a too high blood calcium concentration? A. True B. False

A: Calcitonin is released responding to a too high blood calcium concentration? A. True B. False…

Q: When experiencing stress, the effects of the epinephrine circulating in the body will result in a.…

A: Epinephrine is a hormone which is also known as adrenaline. This is the ' flight or fight' hormone…

Q: Athletes may take synthetic EPO to boost their________.a. blood calcium levelsb. secretion of growth…

A: Hormones are secreted by the main two glands i.e. endocrine glands and exocrine glands. Endocrine…

Q: Explain how you would interpret the graph in Figure  to show that PTH and calcitonin act in a…

A: The endocrine system plays an important role in the growth and development of the body with the help…