Anatomy

Calcitonin targets the bones and causes the release of calcium from storage when serum levels are low.

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The two hormones responsible for the regulation of calcium are pituitary hormone and calcitonin.

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Hypercalcemia causes muscle tetany.

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Heavy consumption of salt substitutes high in potassium can present a serious clinical problem when ...

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Premenstrual edema may be due to enhanced reabsorption of sodium chloride.

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Atrial natriuretic peptide reduces blood pressure and blood volume by inhibiting nearly all events ...

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The main way the kidney regulates potassium ions is to excrete them.

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To remain properly hydrated, water intake must equal water output.

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Aldosterone is secreted in response to low extracellular potassium.

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Some potassium ions are reabsorbed from the kidney filtrate via type A intercalated cells, a unique ...

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Aldosterone stimulates the reabsorption of sodium while enhancing potassium secretion.

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When aldosterone release is inhibited, sodium reabsorption cannot occur beyond the distal convoluted tubule.

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Sodium is pivotal to fluid and electrolyte balance and to the homeostasis of all body systems.

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Although the sodium content of the body may be altered, its concentration in the ECF remains ...

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Excessive loss of water from the extracellular fluid (ECF) leads to a rise in osmotic pressure in ...

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Salts are lost from the body in perspiration, and urine only.

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Water imbalance, in which output exceeds intake, causing an imbalance in body fluids, is termed dehydration.

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It is impossible to overhydrate because people need as much water as they can drink to carry out ...

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Dehydration can be caused by endocrine disturbances such as diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.

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The thirst center in the brain is located in the hypothalamus.

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Solutes, regardless of size, are able to move freely between compartments because water carries them ...

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Electrolytes determine most of the chemical and physical reactions of body fluids.

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The most abundant cation in intracellular fluid is sodium.

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Adipose tissue is one of the most hydrated of all tissues in the human body.

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Explain how an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) such as captopril would be ...

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