Chapter 18.3, Problem 31AYP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The effects of calcitonin on osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and blood calcium levels and stimulus that can cause an increase in calcitonin secretion.

Introduction:

The process in which osteoblast cells lay down bone-forming substances and help in the remodeling of the bones is known as ossification. Most of the bones of the skull are made because of endochondral ossification.