EMBRYOLOGY
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
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Question
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What hormone lowers blood calcium?
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Calcitonin
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PTH
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Glucagon
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Insulin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Calcitonin-a hormone from the parathyroid which lowers the calcium-level of the blood. Nature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Calcitonin decreases blood calcium levels by inhibiting osteoclasts, stimulating osteoblasts, and stimulating calcium excretion by the kidneys.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the kidneys, the parathyroid hormone has 3 functions in increasing serum calcium levels.
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