Which Hormone Both Increases Release of Bone Phosphorus into the Blood

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which hormone both increases release of bone phosphorus into the blood and promotes urinary excretion of phosphorus?

• A)calcitonin
• B)calcitriol
• C)parathyroid hormone
• D)insulin

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Definitions:

Stereochemical

Pertaining to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule and the impact of this arrangement on its chemical behavior.

Regio-

A prefix in chemistry indicating the region or specific location in a molecule where a reaction takes place or a particular group is located.

Carbocation Rearrangement

A process in which a carbocation intermediate undergoes structural reorganization to form a more stable ion during a chemical reaction.

Hg(OAc)2

Mercury(II) acetate, a compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in oxymercuration-demercuration reactions.