Chapter 6-7 A&P

Which hormone works directly in the intestine to increase plasma calcium levels?

calcitriol parathyroid hormone (PTH) calcitonin A-calcitriol

Which of the following pairs is MISMATCHED?

femur: long bone sternum: long bone tarsals: short bones skull bones: flat bones A-Sternum

Bones do NOT have a role in __________.

glycogen production

There are several components to a functional osteon. Changes to which of the following components would make the bones less strong overall and cause the bones to bend under a person's body weight?

hydroxyapatite

Which of the following would NOT be a way that parathyroid hormone (PTH) could alter plasma calcium levels? (Which one of the following is FALSE?)

increase reabsorption of calcium in the kidney increase osteoblasts on bone increase osteoclasts A-increase osteoblasts on bone

Which of the following hormones is currently thought to decrease plasma calcium levels in pregnant women and children?

parathyroid hormone (PTH) thyroid hormones calcitriol calcitonin A-calcitonin

Osteoid-producing osteoblasts must rely upon this organelle to produce primary structures leading to the formation of collagen and calcium-binding proteins.

ribosomes

PTH promotes the formation of which hormone?

thyroid hormones calcitonin calcitriol vitamin D A-calcitriol