Your doctor suggests that you increase your calcium intake to maintain your healthy bones. You do not understand why the doctor suggested this since you are a healthy 32-year-old. What was the doctor's reasoning?
A) The doctor is afraid that you will fall and break a bone.
B) The increased calcium intake will then increase your vitamin D blood level.
C) Calcium intake will increase the activity of osteoblasts, causing more bone to be formed.
D) You are at an age where calcium levels in the bone may start to subside, producing weaker bones later in life.
E) As you get older you are more prone to arthritis, and calcium reduces that problem.
D) You are at an age where calcium levels in the bone may start to subside, producing weaker bones later in life.
You might also like to view...
Inadequate exposure to sunlight could result in decreased amounts of vitamin ________ in the body
A) A B) B12 C) C D) D E) E
Three molecules that are important energy storage locations in the body are
A. DNA, tRNA, and rRNA. B. glucose, glucagon, and glycogen. C. ATP, glycogen, and triglyceride. D. ADP, DNA, and mRNA. E. glucagon, insulin, and protein.
Which side of the heart receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs?
A) both atria B) both ventricles C) left D) right
Jane donates a pint of blood to a blood bank. A few minutes later, which of the following would be increased compared to pre-donation values?A) Heart rateB) Total peripheral resistanceC) Mean arterial pressureD) Cardiac outputE) Hydrostatic pressure in the capillaries
What will be an ideal response?