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Calcium regulation Flashcards

1
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What are hydroxyapatite crystals?

A

Calcium, Phosphate and Water- found within bone

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2
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What is intracellular calcium?

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Calcium that is bound to proteins/ within the mitochondria

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3
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Why is it important to have calcium in extracellular fluid?

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It helps control the calcium levels in the blood

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4
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What are the three forms of calcium in the blood?

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Bound to proteins, complexed to anions or freely ionised

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5
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What controls the excretion of calcium?

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The glomerulus, around 99% of the calcium is then reabsorbed

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6
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What are the two types of calcium store in bone?

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readily exchangeable and slowly exchangeable

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7
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Where is the readily exchangeable source of calcium located?

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In the caniculli between osteocytes

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8
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How is calcium moved from the bone fluid to the plasma in rapid exchange?

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PTH stimulated pumps in the osteocytes which require ATP

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9
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How is calcium moved from bone fluid to plasma in slow exchange?

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Transported via a PTH independent process, but osteoclasts break down the bone

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10
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What provides a ready source of phosphate for cells?

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inorganic phosphate in the blood

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11
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What is phosphate important for?

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Structure of bones/Teeth, cell membranes, DNA synthesis and ATP

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12
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What is the effect of PTH on phosphate?

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PTH decreases the number of transporters in the nephron- therefore decreasing reabsorption and increasing excretion

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13
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What is the percentage of phosphate that the renal tubules reabsorb into the blood?

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around 80-90%

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14
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What are 4 calcium regulating hormones?

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Parathyroid hormone, Vitamin D, Parathyroid hormone related peptide, and calcitonin

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What is the parathyroid gland?

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4 small nodules that are associated with the thyroid gland that controls central calcium and phosphate metabolism

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16
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What do the darker staining cells in the parathyroid secrete?

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PTH

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17
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How is PTH secreted?

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it is secreted by exocytosis

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18
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What does PTH do?

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It acts to increase the ECF concentration of calcium

19
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What detects the ECF calcium concentration

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It is detected by calcium-sensitive receptors on chief cell membranes

20
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What is calcidiol?

A

The inactive stored form of vitamin D

21
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What must be added for vitamin D to be activated?

A

OH groups

22
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What is PTHrP important for?

A

Important for regulation of placental transport of calcium to foetus and transfer of calcium from blood to milk

23
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Where is calcitonin produced?

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By the chief cells in the parathyroid

24
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Where is the majority of calcium in the body found?

A

99% of it is in bone

25
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Where is calcium reabsorbed?

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In the GI tract mostly

26
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Where is calcium excreted?

A

Mostly in the kidneys

27
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What part of the kidney does the most calcium excretion/reabsorption

A

the PCT

27
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What part of the kidney does the most calcium excretion/reabsorption

A

the PCT

28
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Why is it important that calcium is bound to a protein when entering a cell?

A

Calcium has a lot of effects in the cell, so if it is free floating in the cell there will be effects that we do not want

29
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What is the effect of PTH on phosphate concentrations

A

It decreases renal absorption of phosphate, therefore increasing excretion of phosphate

30
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What do increased levels of PTH do to the kidney?

in terms of calcium

A

Increased reabsorption of calcium into the blood

31
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What do increased levels of PTH do to the bone?

In terms of calcium

A

Increased mobilisation of calcium from the bone/ increased calcium pumping to ECF

32
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What happens to vitamin D in the liver?

A

an OH group is added to form calcidiol which is an inactive form, this can then be stored in adipose tissue

33
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What happens to calcidiol in the kidney if the levels of calcium are normal

A

24-hydroxylase adds 2nd OH group to form an inactive form which is then excreted by the kidney

34
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What happens to calcidiol in the kidney if the levels of calcium are low?

A

PTH stimulates 1α-hydroxylase to add a second OH group in a different place
this forms the active version (calcitriol) which increases absorption of calcium in the GI tract

35
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How does calcitriol increase calcium uptake in the small intestine?

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Increases Ca2+ channels in the apical side
increases Ca2+ pumps in the basolateral side
Increases transcellular absorption

36
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What are some of the roles of PTHrP?

A

proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis
placental transport of calcium to and from the foetus

37
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What is Hypercalcaemia paraneoplastic syndrome?

A

Increased plasma calcium levels, leads to hypercalcaemia

38
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What is the main function of calcitonin?

A

acts to reduce calcium and phosphate
decreased movement of calcium from bone pools to teh ECF
inhibits osteoclastic activity
increases renal excretion

39
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What hormones increase calcitonin secretion?

A

CCK, secretin and gastrin

40
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What organ does calcitonin work on?

A

The kidney

40
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What organ does calcitonin work on?

A

The kidney

41
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Where is the calcium carbonate required for the production of egg shells produced?

A

In the shell gland

42
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What can occur if loss of calcium from the ECF exceeds the calcium available in the bone pools?

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Inappatence, Ataxia, Paresis, Tetany

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