Multiple Choice
Parathyroid hormone functions in all of the following ways,except that it
A) stimulates osteoclast activity.
B) increases the rate of calcium absorption.
C) decreases the rate of calcium excretion.
D) raises the level of calcium ion in the blood.
E) inhibits calcitonin secretion.
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