Question

The primary reason that osteoporosis accelerates after menopause in women is: * 2 points A. Increased osteoblast activity. B. Reduced levels of vitamin C. C. Diminished osteoclast activity. D. Reduced levels of circulating estrogens.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D. Reduced levels of circulating estrogens.

Explanation:

Estrogens prevent the loss of calcium and ensure its proper mineralization, thus preventing the bones from becoming brittle, maintaining the consistency of the skeleton and preventing osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease in which there is a decrease in bone mass density. Thus, the bones become more porous, the number and size of the cavities or cells that exist inside them increases, they are more fragile, they resist shocks worse and they break more easily. Menopause is the definitive cessation of ovarian function that, externally, results in the disappearance of the menses and usually occurs around 50 years (the interval goes from 45 to 55 years). It is the gradual loss of calcium in the bones, which accelerates in the first years of menopause due to estrogen deficiency. At the beginning of the disease, there are no symptoms and, as it progresses, there is a tendency to suffer fractures, which leads to a decrease in height.