If a thyroid tumor secreted an excessive amount of calcitonin, we would expect ___________.

A. an elevated level of osteoclast activity
B. an elevated level of osteoblast activity
C. a reduced rate of endochondral ossification
D. a rise in blood calcium concentration
E. increasingly brittle bones


B. an elevated level of osteoblast activity

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