ELECTROLYTES | ENDOCRINE QUIZ 2

• calcium binds to phosphate to form _____ and provide bone strength

  hydroxyapatite crystals
• how many percent of the calcium is oinized?

  50%
• reference method for calcium

  AAS
• what type of paralysis happens in infections of C. tetani

  spastic
• an increase in parathyroid hormone will cause ____ in magnesium levels

  increase
• give one dye used in magnesium determination

  titan yellow
• relationship of the levels in the serum of Ca and Ph

  inverse
• reference range for Ph in adult serum

  2.4-4.4 mg/dL
• Ph have diurnal variation with peak level at _____

  morning
• master gland organ in the endocrine system

  pituitary gland
• organ synthesizes the hormone aldosterone

  adrenal gland
• hormone considered as the primary stress hormone that rises in acute stress

  epinephrine
• releasing hormone that stimulates the pituitary to produce TSH

  Thyrotropin releasing hormone
• feedback mechanism where appearance of product causes production to stop

  negative feedback
• organ responsible in producing melatonin

  pineal gland