Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 34, Problem 7SQ
Low blood calcium triggers secretion by ________.
- a. adrenal glands
- b. ovaries
- c. parathyroid glands
- d. the thyroid gland
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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