Calcitonin And parathyroid gland
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what helps increase blood calcium concentration?
PTH
what releases calcium?
bones
what causes bones to reabsorb calcium
calcitonin
what causes the kidneys to excrete calcium ions an help lower blood calcium concentration
calcitonin
what lowers blood calcium concentration
calcitonin
what is absorbed from food in the intestines?
calcium
how many parathyroid glands are there usually?
four
what hormone does the parathyroid gland secrete?
parathyroid hormone (pth)
what helps regulate blood calcium?
parathyroid hormone and calcitonin.
what excretes more potassium ions instead of calcium ions when blood calcium levels needs to be raised?
the kidneys
what is calcitonin produced by?
the thyroid gland
when is calcitonin released?
when calcium levels are high
