Thyroid Gland Matching Worksheet
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Description
What is secreted by parafollicular C cells and regulates calcium homeostasis?
Occurs in 6.4 % of adult women and 1.5% of adult men
Drug associated with the Wolff- Chaikoff Effect
Peripheral tissues have excess thyroid hormone
Common cause of hypothyroidism
Protein synthesized and secreted exclusively by follicular cells
Synthesized by neurons in the hypothalamus
What is the thyroid gland primarily made up of?
Main functions is to produce thyroid hormone and calcitonin
TSH is low, but free T4 is normal
Low free T4 along with normal or high TSH
15% of people acquire this through familial disposition
Symptoms of hypothyroidism
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis
