1. A person consumes an excess amount of calcium in his diet resulting in high blood calcium levels. What hormone would be released to help regulate calcium homeostasis in this scenario? What would this hormone specifically do in the body? 2. What is the major difference between the bones of a healthy adult and one that has osteoporosis?
1. A person consumes an excess amount of calcium in his diet resulting in high blood calcium levels. What hormone would be released to help regulate calcium homeostasis in this scenario? What would this hormone specifically do in the body?
2. What is the major difference between the bones of a healthy adult and one that has osteoporosis?
Bone is a dense connective tissue present in the human body which protects various organs, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, and enable locomotion. In the human body at birth, there are approximately 270 bones present; many of the bones fuse together during development which results in a total of 206 bones present in the adult body.
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