Parathyroid gland

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- - Question
  - Answer
- - What is the major hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland?
  - Parathyroid hormone (PTH) Show answerWrong Right
- - What chemical class does the parathyroid hormone belong to?
  - Peptide Show answerWrong Right
- - Where are the parathyroid glands found?
  - Embeded in the lateral lobes of the thyroid Show answerWrong Right
- - How are the Chief/principal cells of the parathyroid glands organized?
  - Irregular cords around blood vessels Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the 2 types of cells found in the parathyroid gland?
  - Chief/principal (secrete PTH)
    Eosinophilic oxyphil cells (unknown function) Show answerWrong Right
- - The [...] glands are embeded in the thyroid gland.
  - parathyroid Show answerWrong Right
- - PTH is secreted by the [...] cells of the parathyroid glands.
  - chief Show answerWrong Right
- - PTH is secreted by the chief cells of the [...] glands.
  - parathyroid Show answerWrong Right
- - Low levels of Ca2+ in the plasma [...]-regulate the secretion of PTH from the parathyroid glands.
  - up Show answerWrong Right
- - High levels of Ca2+ in the plasma [...]-regulate the secretion of PTH from the parathyroid glands.
  - down Show answerWrong Right

Tags: Mbbs2 endocrinology

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