For a Person in Net Calcium Balance

question 13

Multiple Choice

For a person in net calcium balance

• A) The amount of Ca ingested in the diet is 800 mg /day
• B) The amount of Ca ingested in the diet is 1500 mg/day
• C) The amount of Ca lost from the body is 800 mg/day
• D) The daily loss of Ca equals the daily gain of Ca
• E) Total plasma Ca is maintained at 1.2 mM

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Definitions:

Cytoplasm

The jelly-like substance within a cell that surrounds the nucleus and is where most cellular activities occur, including metabolism and growth.

Anatomical Directions

Terms used to describe the locations and relationships of structures in the body relative to each other, such as anterior, posterior, superior, and inferior.

Cell Division

The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells, essential for growth and repair.

Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.