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What effect does the growth hormone have on blood calcium levels?
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∙ 12y ago
it doesn't really have any effect. It just uses somatomedins (insulin-like growth factors made by the liver) to act on the bones and cartilages to increase bones in length.
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What hormone normally has a more significant effect on blood calcium levels in adults?
parathyroid hormone
Which is greater when blood calcium levels when parathyroid hormone is increased or decreased?
When calcium levels increase, parathyroid hormone decreases. When calcium levels decrease, parathyroid hormone increases. This is known as a negative feedback system.
What is hormone responsible for?
Tetany is caused by a disturbance of the blood calcium level. So you can say vitamin D (also considered a hormone) plays a role in it. Also, the parathyroid hormone level has a direct effect on calcium levels.
Calcitonin acts in opposition to?
Parathyroid hormone opposes the effect of calcitonin, a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that regulates calcium levels. It removes calcium from its storage sites in bones and releases it into the bloodstream.
What hormone is responsible for tetany?
Tetany is caused by a disturbance of the blood calcium level. So you can say vitamin D (also considered a hormone) plays a role in it. Also, the parathyroid hormone level has a direct effect on calcium levels.
What is the hormone that activates Vitamin D on blood calcium levels?
Cholecalciferol is a steroid hormone that regulates body levels of calcium. It is a form of Vitamin D. Parathyroid hormone increases the concentration of calcium in the blood.
When blood calcium levels begin to drop below homeostatic levels this is released causing calcium to be released from bones?
The hormone called as parathyroid hormone or parathormone. This hormone is secreted by parathyroid glands.
What hormone regulates blood calcium levels?
Parathyroid glands secrete PTH (parathyroid hormone) to regulate blood calcium levels.
What hormone works with the parathyroid hormone to regulate calcium levels in the tissues?
aldosterene
The major hormone that decreases blood calcium levels is produced in the?
Calcitonin is a hormone produced by the thyroid . This is the major hormone that acts to decrease blood calcium levels.
What hormone pairs are antagonists that regulate blood calcium ion levels?
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin regulate blood calcium levels. PTH increases the calcium concentration in the blood, and calcitonin decreases it.
The hormone that works with the parathyroid hormone to regulate calcium levels in the blood is called?
Calcitonin
