MCAT Question A Day - 9/14/14 - Answer!
The production of which of the following cells would most likely be increased by parathyroid hormone?
A. osteoprogenitor
B. osteocyte
C. osteoclast
D. osteoblast
C is correct. Parathyroid hormone increases blood calcium by increasing osteocyte activity, and increasing osteoclast number.
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C is correct. Parathyroid hormone increases blood calcium by increasing osteocyte activity, and increasing osteoclast number.
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