Calcium Homeostasis

question 52

Multiple Choice

Calcium homeostasis

• A) involves the immediate adjustments required to maintain a constant free Ca²⁺ concentration on a minute-to-minute basis
• B) involves slowly responding with adjustments required to maintain a constant total amount of Ca²⁺ in the body
• C) is maintained primarily by the actions of parathyroid hormone
• D) involves the immediate adjustments required to maintain a constant free Ca²⁺ concentration on a minute-to-minute basis, and is maintained primarily by the actions of parathyroid hormone
• E) involves slowly responding with adjustments required to maintain a constant total amount of Ca²⁺ in the body, and is maintained primarily by the actions of parathyroid hormone

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