Inhibiting osteoclast activity would prevent _______.
A) osteoporosis
B) osteopenia and osteoporosis
C) osteopenia
D) ovariectomy
Answer: B) osteopenia and osteoporosis
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Prolonged thyroid hyposecretion leads to __________, a condition characterized by weight gain, slow metabolism, and tissue swelling.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is NOT correctly paired?
a. distal tubule and intercalated cells b. Type A intercalated cells and H+ secretion c. Type A intercalated cells and HCO3- reabsorption d. proximal tubule and H+ secretion e. fish gills and H+ ATPase pumps
Which of the following is the single most important stimulus for epiphyseal plate activity during infancy and childhood?
calcium thyroid hormone growth hormone parathyroid hormone
In connective tissue, the extracellular matrix consists of
A. ground substance only. B. protein fibers and ground substance. C. cells and protein fibers. D. cells and ground substance. E. ground substance and intracellular fluid.