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What is involved in the regulatory system to maintain extracellular fluid levels of Ca2+ and P?

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vitamin D
parathyroid hormone
calcitonin

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What processes are involved for Ca2+?

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neurotransmission
learning and memory
muscle contraction etc

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Calcium is found in higher concentration in [extracellular/intracellular] fluid

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extracellular

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Why is calcium higher in extracellular fluid?

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because membrane is fairly impermeable to calcium

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What pumps do calcium use to be transported?

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Ca2+/ATPase
Ca2+/Na+

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Which form of calcium is biologically available?

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ionized Ca2+

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Give an example of calcium in bound form (40%)

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albumin with calcium

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Give an example of calcium as a complex (10%)

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phosphate, HCO3-

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Intracellular Ca2+ is in [higher/lower] concentrations

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lower

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More Ca2+ intracellularly is bound in ______

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proteins

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What things can you also to change cytosolic Ca2+ in the cell?

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change membrane permeability
mobilizing intracellular store (ER, SR)

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If Ca2+ intake goes down, the body adjusts by increasing the amount of Ca2+ [absorbed/secreted]

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increasing
absorbed

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What is hypocalcemia and its effects?

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decrease in plasma Ca2+
causes twitching/cramping of skeletal muscle

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[Hypercalcemia/hypocalcemia] causes paresthesia (numbness/tingling) and seizures

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hypocalcemia

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What is hypercalcemia and its effects?

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increase in plasma Ca2+
constipation, polyuria, polydipsia, lethargy, coma, death
parathyroid disorders, vitamin D toxicity, renal failure

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How do you alter forms of Ca2+ in plasma?

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changes in plasma protein concentration
changes in complexing anion concentration
acid-base disturbances

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What are the effects of acid-base disturbances on ionized Ca2+ concentration?

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acidemia
alkelemia

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In acid-base disturbances, there is a change in the fraction of Ca2+ bound to _______

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plasma albumin

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Define acidemia

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more H ions in blood
more H ions bind to albumin
free ionized Ca2+ increases

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Define alkelemia

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less H ions in blood
more Ca2+ binds to albumin
ionized Ca2+ blood decreases

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[Acidemia/Alkelemia] is a sign of hypocalcemia

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Alkelemia

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Calcium homeostasis involves what processes?

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interaction of bone, kidney, and intestine
+ parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and vitamin D

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What is bone resorption?

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breaking down bone

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What stimulates bone resorption (release of Ca2+ into blood from bone)

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PTH
vitamin D

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What inhibits bone resorption? aka stimulates bone deposition
calcitonin
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What part of the body absorbs Ca2+?
intestine
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Absorption of Ca2+ [increases/decreases] with age
decreases
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Excess Ca2+ is ____ by the kidneys
excreted
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What hormone helps reabsorb Ca2+? How much?
PTH in kidneys 98%
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What is special about phosphate and diet?
percentage absorbed from the diet is fairly constant
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What does phosphate do?
balances many cations regulation of phosphate balance = urinary excretion storage of phosphate in muscle
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There are _____ parathyroid glands
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Parathyroid glands contain ______ and _______
chief cells oxyphil cells
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What do chief cells in parathyroid glands do?
source of PTH
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What are oxyphil cells?
appear at puberty increase in age (not sure of function)
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PTH stimulates an increase in [Ca2+/phosphate] and decreases [Ca2+/phosphate]
Ca2+ phosphate
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What is activated when plasma Ca2+ falls?
Ca2+ receptor
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The Ca2+ receptor is [stimulated/inhibited] with high plasma concentration
inhibited
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What is hyperparathyroidism? (primary form)
caused by benign tumor or hyperplasia of one or both parathyroid glands high circulating PTH hypercalcemia
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In hyperparathyroidism in primary form, circulating PTH is [high/low]. There is [hypercalcemia/hypocalcemia] and [hyperphosphatemia/hypophosphatemia]
high PTH hypercalcemia hypophosphatemia
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What is hyperparathyroidism? (secondary form)
caused by increased phosphate in blood, which precipitates Ca2+ results in hypocalcemia causes secondary increase in PTH may result from renal failure of increased dietary phosphate
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What causes hypoparathyroidism?
accidental surgical removal autoimmune destruction idiopathic
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What does hyperparathyroidism result in?
decreased PTH hypocalcemia hyperphosphatemia
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In hypoparathyroidism, circulating PTH is [high/low]. There is [hypercalcemia/hypocalcemia] and [hyperphosphatemia/hypophosphatemia]
low hypocalcemia hyperphosphatemia
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How is calcitonin synthesized?
as a preprohormone by parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland
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What are the effects of calcitonin?
decreased blood Ca2+ and phosphate by: inhibiting bone resorption increasing urinary phosphate excretion inhibiting renal reabsorption of Ca2+
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What are stimulators of calcitonin?
increased blood Ca2+ vitamin D (via feedback) ingested food (no need to release from bone or reabsorb in kidney)
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What is vitamin D required for?
bone FORMATION increases Ca2+ absorption from GIT
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Vitamin D [increases/decreases] Ca2+ absorption from GIT
increases
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If vitamin D is synthesized in the skin, the precursor is ________
7-dehydrocholesterol
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After synthesis or absorption in the gut, it goes to the ______ and converted to ________
liver 25-hydroxyvitamin D
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After the liver, 25-hydroxyvitamin D goes to the ______ and then converted to _______
kidney 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
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Intermediates and active vitamin D circulate bound to _________
protein carriers
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Where can vitamin D be stored?
adipose and liver (fat-soluble)
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How is vitamin D excreted?
in bile
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Most vitamin D actions occur in ______
intestines
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What happens in the intestine in vitamin D?
stimulates Ca2+ absorption via calbindin stimulates absorption of phosphate and Mg2+
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Calcium absorption can be _____ or ______
active passive
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When Ca2+ intake is [high/low], the process is active and [transcellular/paracellular]
low transcellular
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When Ca2+ intake is [high/low], the process is passive and [transcellular/paracellular]
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Where does the transcellular process of Ca2+ occur?
duodenum
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Where does the paracellular process of Ca2+ occur?
jejunum ileum
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Active, transcellular process requires _______
vitamin D
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Vitamin D acts through cytosolic receptor and [increases/decreases] production of calbindin
increases calbindin
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What does calbindin do when calcium absorption is active?
binds Ca2+ inside cells and facilitates transport to basolateral membrane
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Vitamin D stimulates bone resorption in presence of ______
PTH
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Vitamin D [increases/decreases] Ca2+ transport and uptake by SR in skeletal muscle cells
increases
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Vitamin D [increases/decreases] PTH synthesis via a _______
decreases negative feedback loop
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Increased blood phosphate [increases/decreases] PTH secretion via a P receptor
increases
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______ also stimulates vitamin D synthesis
PTH
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What stimulates PTH release?
decreased blood Ca2+ increased blood phosphate decreased Mg
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Inhibition of PTH release is from [increased/decreased] blood Ca2+
increased

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