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cmoore54

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on: Aug 21, 2018
If dietary calcium is inadequate over a long period of time, how does the body maintain calcium balance?
 a. Significantly increases absorption
  b. Does not allow calcium to be lost from the body
  c. Reabsorbs skeletal calcium
  d. Adjusts to a lower blood calcium concentration

Question 2

If an adult consumes 1,000 mg of calcium daily, what is the estimated average amount absorbed from the intestinal tract?
 a. 800 mg
  b. 600 mg
  c. 500 mg
  d. 300 mg


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whitcassie

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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d


cmoore54

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Reply 2 on: Aug 21, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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