Describe the homeostatic control of plasma calcium levels by answering the following two questions: What role does calcitonin play in the maintenance of serum calcium? Give reference to the gland involved in secretion, the bone cells stimulated by calcitonin and the effects of calcitonin.  Describe the role parathyroid hormone (PTH) has in the maintenance of serum calcium, giving reference to the gland involved, the particular bone cells stimulated and the major effects of PTH.

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