Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation
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All are related to hypocalcemia except...
a) stimulation of parathyroid glands
b) activation of osteoblasts
c) digestion of bone matrix
d) movement of calcium from bones to blopd
Transcribed Image Text:All are related to hypocalcemia except... a) stimulation of parathyroid glands b) activation of osteoblasts c) digestion of bone matrix d) movement of calcium from bones to blopd
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Thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland in the body. Thyroid hormones play an important role in the regulation of the basal metabolic rate, another function is to stimulate the Na+-K+ ATPase.

Calcitonin is a peptide hormone secreted from parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland that are distinct from thyroid follicles.

Parathyroid glands are four small glands present on the back side of the thyroid gland. 

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