Calcium Modulation Flashcards
Bone and Calcium
Two components of bone
What two cell types control bone formatIon? What are these cell types involved in?
- Hydroxyapatite
- Fibrous protein mainly collagen

Hormonal Regulations of Serum Calcium Levels
What are the 3 hormones

Calcitonin where is it synthesized?
What is required for activity?

Calcitonin is secreted in response to?
CT ____ serum Ca2+ by 3 things:

Parathyroid Hormone
Synthesis where?
Where does activity reside?

PTH is secreted in response to ____ serum Ca2+
PTH ____ serum Ca2+ by: 4 things

Vit D
In the liver what is cholesterol modified to?

Bioactivation of Vit D
What 2 oxidative steps does D3 undergo?
What is the storage form of Vit D?
What are the differences of that and D3

Bioactivation of Vit D
Second oxidation in response to?
What is the active form of Vit D?

Bioactivation rxns

Vit D
____ works in concert with PTH to do what 3 things?

What does high serum Ca2+ activate?

Vit D Biosynth and Inactivation Chart

Summary of Serum Ca2+ Hormonal Control
Calcitonin ____ Serum Ca2+ in 3 ways
PTH ____ serum Ca2+ in 4 ways
Vit D ____ serum Ca2+ in 3 ways

Calcium homeostasis related disorders
Disorders leading to?
or ____?
And disorders of?

Reasons for having hypocalcemia

hypercalcemia examples

Bone remodeling examples

Hypocal tx: 2 things
Hyper Tx: 7 things
Remodeling Tx: 7

Drugs for Tx calcium homeostasis related disorders
6 agents


























