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<p>170100272: Created page with &quot;= &amp;nbsp; = The parathyroid gland are four or five small glands located at the back of the neck, behind the thyroid&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;. It is composed of irregular rows of cells &lt;sup&gt;...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>= &amp;nbsp; =<br /> <br /> The parathyroid gland are four or five small glands located at the back of the neck, behind the thyroid&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;. It is composed of irregular rows of cells &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. <br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> == Function&amp;nbsp; ==<br /> <br /> The parathyroid gland secretes parathyroid hormones (PTH) which regulates calcium in the body&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. PTH acts on bone and kidney cells&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. In bones, it causes reduction in new bone formation and dissolution of old bones&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. This relases calcium and phosphate into the blood. <br /> <br /> PTH also activates vitamin D which increases the absorption of calcium in the small intestine&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;. <br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> == Parathyroid Pathology ==<br /> <br /> == Bibliography ==<br /> <br /> 1. KT. Patton, GA. Thibodeau. ''Anatomy and Physiology''. 21st ed. St Louis,, Missouri: Elsevier; 2016. <br /> <br /> 2.Norman Parathyroid Centre.&amp;nbsp;''Parathyroid gland Introduction.''&amp;nbsp;Availableat:https://www.parathyroid.com/parathyroid.htm. Accesed on: 24/10/2018.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; <br /> <br /> 3. F.Bronner. Mechanisms of Intestinal Absorption. ''Journal of Cellular Biochemistry''.2003;88(2): 387-393. Available at: https://doi.org/101002/jcb.10330. Accessed on: 24/10/2018</div>

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