Adequate calcium absorption from the GI tract depends on
A. serum K levels.
B. serum calcitonin levels.
C. adequate amounts of vitamin D.
D. the osmolality of the extracellular fluid.
E. adequate amounts of vitamin C.
C
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A. The patient may have increased immunity to the progression of cancer tumors. B. The patient will have increased immunity to bacterial infections. C. Many cells of the body will increase their cellular production of antiviral proteins. D. The patient will have increased immunity to viral infections. E. None of these are true.
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A. Vessel length B. Vessel diameter C. Blood viscosity D. Vessel diameter and cardiac output
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A. fixative B. stain C. histological section D. spread E. smear