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You will use the information in the case study below, and/or…

You will use the information in the case study below, and/or what you have learned in class, to answer the remainder of the questions. A 50 year old man had been experiencing a frequent need to urinate for several weeks. During urination he had difficulty getting urine out and just assumed it was old age. In the last two weeks he began experiencing pain while urinating and scheduled an appointment with his doctor. Upon further discussion he told his doctor that he had a family history of bladder stones. He also told his doctor he had recently increased his milk intake, and started taking both a vitamin D and a calcium supplement, to avoid osteoporosis. The doctor suspected a calcium oxalate bladder stone and ordered blood work to test his blood calcium levels. Describe the process of calcium regulation in the body. Make sure to include the hormones involved and at least one thing each of those hormones does.