ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Question
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What hormone lowers calcium in blood?
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Prolactin
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Insulin
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Progesterone
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Calcitonin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Calcitonin-a hormone from the parathyroid which lowers the calcium-level of the blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid hormone secreted by the C-cells of the thyroid gland.
Detailed explanation-3: -[19][23] Calcitonin has its most clinically important physiologic effects on osteoclasts and the tubular epithelium of the kidney. In the tubules, it reduces serum calcium and phosphate by promoting diuresis and decreasing reabsorption.
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