Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Chapter 28.4, Problem 2MC
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The function of parathyroid hormone.
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Parathyroid gland secretes the parathyroid hormone that is the regulator of calcium homeostasis of the blood. The parathyroid glands are small in size and are found on the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland. Typically there are four of them but the number may vary person to person.
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Chapter 28 Solutions
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.2 - Describe the locations of the receptors that bind...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 28.3 - Prob. 1MC
Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 28.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 28.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 28 - The effect of a water-soluble peptide hormone such...Ch. 28 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 28 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 28 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 28 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 28 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 28 - To increase male fertility, it would be logical to...Ch. 28 - How does the endocrine system interact with the...Ch. 28 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 28 - Sketch the mechanisms of water-soluble and...Ch. 28 - Give two examples of hormones counteracting the...Ch. 28 - Alcohol and caffeine inhibit the effects of...Ch. 28 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 28 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 28 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 28 - How might insulin-producing stem cells...Ch. 28 - Prob. 10WIOCh. 28 - Prob. 1PITCh. 28 - Connect each hormone discussed in this chapter to...Ch. 28 - Prob. 3PIT
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