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The parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck that produce parathyroid hormone (That is what you were looking for I think)
Humans have 4 parathyroid glands, which are usually located behind the thyroid gland, and, in rare cases, within the thyroid gland or in the chest. Parathyroid glands control the amount of calcium in the blood and within the bones.
Known as one of the body's master glands, the thyroid's primary purpose is to produce hormones that regulate the body's metabolism. The parathyroid glands control calcium regulation, which is the amount of calcium that is in the blood and within the bones. For more information please see this related article: The Difference Between the Thyroid and the Parathyroid
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) leads to an increase in the calcium concentration of the blood.
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What gland and hormone stimulates the deposition of calcium into the bone?
The parathyroid gland secretes parathyroid hormone (PTH), which stimulates the deposition of calcium into the bone by activating osteoblasts.
What hormone is responsible for osteoclasts?
The parathyroid hormone. Also called as parathormone. This hormone is secreted by parathyroid glands.
What has the opposite effect to calcitonin?
the parathyroid hormone parathormone
What hormone causes demineralization of bones spontaneous fractures could it be parathyroid hormone?
parathyroid hormone
Where is parathyroid hormone produced?
parathyroid gland
What do the words parathyroid hormone mean?
Parathyroid hormone is a hormone secreted by the Parathyroid glands. It increases the concentration of calcium in the blood. It effects bone, kidney and intestine tissue.
Does the thyroid produce parathyroid hormone?
No, parathyroid hormone is produced by the four parathyroid glands which are located on the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland.
The hormone that is that antagonist of calcitonin is?
The opponent or antagonist of calcitonin is the parathyroid hormone. The hormone is released from as polypeptide from the parathyroid glands.
What is the medical term meaning excessive parathyroid hormone?
Hyperparathyroidism is the condition of elevated parathyroid hormone.
Which hormone increases plasma calcium levels?
The parathyroid glands are very small in size, almost the size of a grain of rice, which are located around the surface of the thyroid gland. Most people have four parathyroid glands. The parathyroid produces a hormone called the parathyroid hormone. According to parathyroid.com, the major function of the parathyroid glands are to maintain the body's normal balance of calcium levels in the blood as well as the bones. Maintaining a normal range of parathyroid hormones also affects the nervous and muscular systems.
What gland is the source of parathyroid and calcintonin?
The parathyroid gland is the source of parathyroid hormone, while the thyroid gland is the source of calcitonin.
Where is parathyroid hormone secreted from?
Parathyroid hormone is secreted from the parathyroid glands, which are four small glands located on the back of the thyroid gland in the neck.
