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Parathyroid gland

Parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck of humans and other tetrapods. Humans usually have four parathyroid glands, located on the back of the thyroid gland in variable locations. The parathyroid gland produces and secretes parathyroid hormone in response to low blood calcium, which plays a key role in regulating the amount of calcium…

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Artery
Superior thyroid artery, inferior thyroid artery,
FMA
13890
Latin
glandula parathyreoidea inferior, glandula parathyreoidea superior
Lymph
Pretracheal, prelaryngeal, jugulodigastric lymph nodes
MeSH
D010280
Nerve
Middle cervical ganglion, inferior cervical ganglion

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related to history · 22
Parathyroid gland → Eugene Gley, Fellow Animals, For, Giulio Vassale, He, In, Indian, Ivar Viktor Sandström, MacCallum, Man, New Gland, On, Owen, Owen's, Richard Owen, Sandström's, Swedish, Tetany, The, Unaware
related to Hypoparathyroidism · 11
Parathyroid gland → Albright's, DiGeorge, English, However, Hypoparathyroidism, In, Occasionally, Pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism, Pseudohypoparathyroidism, The, This
related to Other animals · 6
Parathyroid gland → Developmental, Fish, It, Mammals, Parathyroid, The
related to Additional images · 5
Parathyroid gland → Branchial, Gross, II, III, IV
related to Development · 5
Parathyroid gland → During, In, Parathyroid, Since, The
related to Microanatomy · 5
Parathyroid gland → Chief, Oxyphil, The, These, Two
related to Structure · 5
Parathyroid gland → Each, Healthy, The, There, These
related to Function · 3
Parathyroid gland → Parathyroid, PTH, The
related to Variation · 3
Parathyroid gland → Occasionally, Rarely, The
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Parathyroid gland → Superior thyroid artery, inferior thyroid artery,

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parathyroid glands thyroid calcium hormone gland hyperparathyroidism blood superior inferior may hypoparathyroidism levels neck development pouch cells function fourth small

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Parathyroid glandArterySuperior thyroid artery, inferior thyroid artery,1.00infobox
Parathyroid glandFMA138901.00infobox
Parathyroid glandLatinglandula parathyreoidea inferior, glandula parathyreoidea superior1.00infobox
Parathyroid glandLymphPretracheal, prelaryngeal, jugulodigastric lymph nodes1.00infobox
Parathyroid glandMeSHD0102801.00infobox
Parathyroid glandNerveMiddle cervical ganglion, inferior cervical ganglion1.00infobox
Parathyroid glandPrecursorNeural crest mesenchyme and third and fourth pharyngeal pouch endoderm1.00infobox
Parathyroid glandSystemEndocrine1.00infobox
Parathyroid glandTA238701.00infobox
Parathyroid glandTA98A11.4.00.0011.00infobox
Parathyroid glandVeinSuperior thyroid vein, middle thyroid vein, inferior thyroid vein,1.00infobox
DiGeorge syndromeinstance ofit may be associated with rarer genetic syndromes0.80text

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