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1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol encourages osteoblasts to do which of the following?

”Explanation”

Osteocalcin is involved in the deposition of calcium into osteoid matrix. Vitamin D encourages the deposition of calcium.

Osteoclasts are the cells that secrete HCl and Cathepsin when signaled to increase serum calcium (osteoblasts upregulate RANKL - determined by vitamin D levels and PTH interaction).

Calcitonin is made by the thyroid C-cells to lower serum calcium