Which Of The Following Would Result From Hypoparathyroidism

Question: Hypocalcemia could be caused by the ______.

apoptosis of parathyroid cells

failure of osteoclasts to respond to PTH (parathyroid hormone/parathormone)

malfunction of the parathormone receptors in kidney tubule cells

All of the listed responses are correct.

Answer: All of the listed responses are correct.

Question: Calcitonin is the main regulator of blood calcium levels.

Answer: false

Question: Which gland secretes the most important hormone controlling calcium balance in the blood?

Answer: parathyroid

Question: Which of the following is NOT a parathyroid gland mechanism to maintain adequate levels of blood calcium?

Answer: inhibition of calcitonin synthesis

Question: Which of the following is NOT a step in thyroxine (T4) production?

Answer: the diffusion of iodide from blood plasma into the follicular cell

Question: Which of the following would result from hypoparathyroidism?

Answer: a decrease in the release of calcium from bones

Question: The single most important regulator of calcium levels in the blood is ________.

Answer: parathyroid hormone

Question: What material is stored in the lumen of the thyroid follicle?

Answer: iodinated thyroglobulin, from which thyroid hormone can be produced

Question: A patient is being treated by her urologist for a fourth episode of kidney stones. Analysis of the stones shows that they are composed of calcium oxalate. The urologist orders an assay of which hormone?

Answer: Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Question: You may predict that iodized salt may be effective in preventing all EXCEPT which of the following?

Answer: Graves’ disease