The Hormone Calcitonin Functions to

question 54

Multiple Choice

The hormone calcitonin functions to

• A) stimulate osteoclast activity.
• B) stimulate the absorption of calcium and phosphate ions in the digestive tract.
• C) depress calcium levels in body fluids.
• D) depress osteoblast activity.
• E) elevate calcium levels in body fluids.

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Definitions:

Preferential Looking

A research methodology based on the observation that infants will look longer at more interesting or complex visual stimuli, used to assess vision and cognitive processing.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process by which an individual modifies existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understandings to make new information fit.

Habituation

The gradual decline in the intensity, frequency, or duration of a response when repeatedly exposed to a stimulus; indicates learning.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.