DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Which of the following vitamins has some physiological effects similar to those of parathormone?

    A)  Vitamin-A     

    B)  Vitamin-D

    C)  Vitamin-C      

    D)  Vitamin-B

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Maintenance of proper calcium level under homeostasis is in fact a combined function of parathqrnlbiie, thyrocalcitonin and vitamin-D (cholecalciferol) parathormone promotes absorption of calcium from food in the intestine and in reabsorption from nephrons in the kidneys. Vitamin-D facilitates absorption of calcium and phosphorus by intestine and their; retention in body and deposition in bones.


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