K. who is postmenopausal, is taking 1,500mg of cal...

Musculoskeletal - FNP Certification Exam 4th Ed. Winland-Brown And Dunphy Test

K. who is postmenopausal, is taking 1,500mg of calcium but does not understand why she also needs to take vitamin D. you tell her that:

a. a deficiency of vitamin D results in an inadequate mineralization of bone matrix

b. all vitamins need to be supplemented

c. vitamin D increases intestinal absorption of the dietary calcium and mobilizes calcium from the bone

d. vitamin D binds with calcium to allow active transport into the cells

✔ Correct Answer:

c. vitamin D increases intestinal absorption of the dietary calcium and mobilizes calcium from the bone