ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
THYROID
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Question
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Which of the following produces Calcitonin?
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Parafollicular cells
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Colloid
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Parathyroid gland
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Pendrin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Calcitonin is a hormone that is produced in humans by the parafollicular cells (commonly known as C-cells ) of the thyroid gland.
Detailed explanation-2: -The thyroid gland consists of two endocrine cell types, the follicular cells that produce the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), and the parafollicular C-cells that synthesize calcitonin.
Detailed explanation-3: -thyroid gland produce calcitonin, which are called C cells, or parafollicular cells arise, separately from the thyroid and migrate into it during development of the embryo.
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