PhysioEx Lab Report
Exercise 4: Endocrine System Physiology
Activity 3: Hormone Replacement Therapy
Name: Morris
Date: 2 February 2026
Session ID: session-e3488d99-e06d-8738-be79-755b309dc12e
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1 Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
You correctly answered: stimulates ovarian follicle development.
2 Estrogen
You correctly answered: is produced by developing ovarian follicles.
3 Calcitonin
You correctly answered: works against the development of osteoporosis.
4 Which of the following statements is true?
You correctly answered: The ovaries stop secreting estrogen after menopause.
Experiment Results
Predict Questions
1 Predict Question 1: What effect will the saline injections have on the control rat's vertebral
bone density?
Your answer: The saline injections will not change the rat's vertebral bone density (indicated
by an unchanging T score).
2 Predict Question 2: What effect will the estrogen injections have on the estrogen-treated
rat's vertebral bone density?
Your answer: The estrogen injections will increase the rat's vertebral bone density (indicated
by a less-negative T score).
3 Predict Question 3: What effect will the calcitonin injections have on the calcitonin-treated
rat's vertebral bone density?
https://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_0media_ap/physioex/10/ex4/act3/ 1/3