When calcium levels rise, the ____ secrete(s)

____, which ____ osteoclast activity.
a. parathyroids; calcitonin; suppresses
b. thyroid; calcitonin; suppresses
c. thyroid; calcitonin; enhances
d. thyroid; PTH; suppresses
e. parathyroids; PTH; enhances


B

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