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