PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Question
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thyroid gland
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parathyroid hormone
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thymus gland
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parathyroid gland
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Detailed explanation-1: -The parathyroid glands are two pairs of small, oval-shaped glands. They are located next to the two thyroid gland lobes in the neck. Each gland is usually about the size of a pea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Parathyroid Gland These are parathyroid glands, and they secrete parathyroid hormone or parathormone. Parathyroid hormone is the most important regulator of blood calcium levels. The hormone is secreted in response to low blood calcium levels, and its effect is to increase those levels.
Detailed explanation-3: -Parathyroid glands These glands, located behind the thyroid at the bottom of your neck, are about the size of a grain of rice. The parathyroid hormone produced by the thyroid glands helps maintain the right balance of calcium in the bloodstream and in tissues that depend on calcium for proper functioning.