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What does the thyroid gland release?
T3 and thyroxine (T4)
AND CALCITONIN
How does the thyroid gland regulate calcium levels?
release calcitonin
How does calcitonin decrees calcium levels?
Calcitonin inhibits (blocks) the activity of osteoclasts
which are cells that break down bone.
When osteoclasts break down your bone, the calcium from your bone is released into your bloodstream
temporary blocking of osteoclasts by calcitonin reduces the amount of calcium that enters your blood.
What gormone does the parathyroid gland release?
parathyroid hormone
What does parathyroid hormone do?
decrease ca levels in blood
A 25-year-old man was brought into the emergency room with a stab wound in the upper part of the neck. The damage was minor, but he lost sensation from the skin over the angle of the jaw. Which nerve has been damaged in this patient?
great auricular n.
what is a sign of Horner’s syndrome?
partial ptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid)
