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Parathyroid and Parathormone
What is Parathyroid? What does it do?
Parathyroid tissue, located behind the thyroid tissue, secretes a hormone (parathormone) that regulates the calcium level in the blood .
Most people have four parathyroid glands.
Normal parathyroid glands appear golden yellow-light brown in adults. They are usually adjacent to thyroid tissue.
Their size is approximately 7 mm. is up to Each piece of parathyroid tissue weighs approximately 40 to 50 mg .
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