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Parathyroid GlandAka: Parathyroid

Anatomy
1. Four Parathyroid Glands in neck
2. One gland positioned behind each of Thyroid poles
Physiology
1. Parathyroid Gland regulates extracellular calcium
  1. Parathyroid synthesizes Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
2. Parathyroid increases PTH release when calcium falls
  1. See Parathyroid Hormone for PTH physiology
  2. PTH rises when calcium falls, and increases calcium
  3. PTH falls when calcium rises, and decreases calcium
Pathophysiology
1. See Hyperparathyroidism
2. See Hypoparathyroidism

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