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Ch.5 (vitamin D3)

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  • Vitamin D is produced by _______ cells + ________

    • epidermal cells

    • UV radiation

  • Vitamin D3 is produced by epithelial cells + UV radiation in the ____ _____ and ______ ____ layers.

    • stratum spinosum

    • stratum Basale

  • vitamin D3 is made of steroid compound called _______

    7-dehydrocholestrol

  • sunlight + 7-dehydrocholestrol

    cholecalciferol (vitamin D)

  • cholecalciferol made by sunlight + 7-dehydrocholesterol is converted into calcifediol by the ______

    Liver

  • Kidney converts calcitriol into the hormone _____

    calcitriol

  • the hormone calcitriol made by kidney deals with the absorption of _______ and _______ by the small intestine -> maintain bone growth.

    • calcium

    • phosphate ions