A patient is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Which hormone is released by the body to increase blood calcium levels by stimulating bone resorption?
Q1. A patient is diagnosed with hypocalcemia. Which hormone is released by the body to increase blood calcium levels by stimulating bone resorption?
Answer: Parathormone
Explanation: Parathormone increases blood calcium by mobilizing it from bone; Calcitonin fails because it lowers blood calcium by promoting bone deposition.