Osteoporosis is more prevalent in women because _____.
a. women consume more calcium
b. women's bodies don't utilize calcium as readily
c. women have larger bodies
d. women have lower bone mass
e. bone loss begins later in women versus men
Q. 2Osteoporosis is most common in _____ because _____.
a. young women; they have porous and thin bones
b. older women; they have large bones
c. older women; they have porous, thin, and fragile bones
d. young children; they have bowed legs
e. older men; they have large bones
Q. 3How can blood calcium levels be increased?
a. decreased absorption of calcium in the intestines
b. increased release of calcium from the spleen
c. release of calcium from the kidneys
d. release of calcium from the bones
e. manufacture of calcium from albumin
Q. 4Which mechanism raises blood calcium levels when they fall too low?
a. increased calcium absorption in the small intestine
b. mobilization of calcium stores in the spleen
c. insulin secretion by the pancreas
d. secretion of calcitonin
e. increased calcium absorption in the stomach
Q. 5Which body process is dependent upon the presence of calcium in the body fluids?
a. tear production
b. blood plasma production
c. hair growth, especially on the face
d. transmission of nerve impulses
e. transportation of oxygen in the bloodstream
Q. 6Bones continuously gain and lose minerals through an ongoing process called _____.
a. reorganization
b. remodeling
c. reorienting
d. redesigning
e. reassignment
Q. 7Most of the body's calcium is stored in the _____.
a. bones
b. liver
c. kidneys
d. blood
e. brain
Q. 8Almost all (99) of the calcium in the body is used to _____.
a. provide energy for cells
b. provide rigidity for the bones
c. regulate the transmission of nerve impulses
d. regulate muscle contraction
e. up-regulate coenzyme factors
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