Calcitonin <u>suppress </u>osteoclast activity, which will <u>lowers</u> blood calcium levels.
<h3>What is Calcitonin?</h3>
- Calcitonin is a hormone secreted by thyroid gland.
- Calcitonin reduces the concentration of blood calcium level when it is above normal level.
- This polypetide hormone is made up of 32 amino acid and is mainly produced by C cells of the thyroid gland.
- In fish, birds and other non-mammalian animals, Calcitonin is produced by cells of the ultimobranchial body.
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The correct answer is (a) Poverty stricken people are less able to enjoy society's benefits.
The benefits of society includes many facilities such as financial benefits, or assistance for education, assistance for unemployment and many more. The poor people lack these kinds of facilities because they do not belong to a proper commodity that are served by these kinds of facilities. These kinds of facilities are only enjoyed by the elite class of the society.
Reducing the activation energy can increase the rate of a reaction. Reducing the activation energy would mean that less energy is required to process a reaction, whereas increasing activation energy would require more energy to process a reaction.
An eclipse occurs when celestial object moves into the shadow made by another celestial object. Option A
<h3>What is an eclipse?</h3>
The term eclipse refers to a situation in which in which one celestial body casts a shadow on another celestial body. In this case, we could have the earth cast its shadow on the earth or the sun as the case may be.
The kinds of eclipse that could occur are;
- Eclipse of the sun
- Eclipse of the moon
This brings us to conclude that; an eclipse occurs when celestial object moves into the shadow made by another celestial object. Option A
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