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Calcitonin Assists in the Regulation of Calcium Ion Concentrations in Body

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Calcitonin assists in the regulation of calcium ion concentrations in body fluids, especially during childhood when calcitonin stimulates bone growth and mineral deposition in the skeleton, and under physiological stresses such as starvation or pregnancy.


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Cognitive Development

The process by which individuals acquire and evolve their abilities in thinking, reasoning, and understanding through various stages of life.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist best known for his pioneering work in the field of developmental psychology and his theory of cognitive development in children.

Conservation

The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them.

Piaget's Stages

A theory outlining four stages of cognitive development in children, including sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages.

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