How the Body Works : The 4 Parathyroid Glands

The 4 Parathyroid Glands

The four parathyroid glands, shown here as black dots adjacent to the thyroid, secrete parathormone or PTH, which is involved in regulating blood calcium levels and, indirectly, in controlling blood phosphate levels. Low blood calcium stimulates output of PTH, which mobilizes calcium from bones and aids in its absorption from the intestines and kidneys to increase the circulating level. When PTH secretion is inhibited, calcium is deposited in the bones and less calcium is reabsorbed from the intestine and kidneys until the blood level returns to normal.

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[72Madmarty]

What are you doing Dave? Please stop. I am afraid Dave.

[hellotan06]

.hi..uhm..may i download this video?..if yes how?..coz my youtube downloader says "video flash report/found"..and i really need ur video for my report about parathyroid glands..plz..

[kittywoman5309]

@teo829 they should have froze one parathyroid,and inplanted it into your dear Mom's wrist.I am going through this now,and totally in disrespect of surgeons who cut ,and ask questions later!Unless cancer is involved..

[carinbruck1]

what happened to the border options? I need them to properly display your videos on my web pages...Thank you

[agetlostgirl]

well you have take pills for it and that normally helps...normally

[deeviras]

i have a total thyroidectomy which 3 of the parathyroid gland were fine but one of them had to be mashed up and placed into a made pocket in the muscle in my throat 12 hours after my surgury my whole body tingled including my face , eyes , my hands and feet cramped like the feeling of sleeping on them , i had to have 24 hour doses of calsium dripped through the IV , but after 12 days of iv treatment my calsium lvls went to a normal lvl , i now have adcal d3 suppliments , and thyroxine

[teo829]

So when there is less /low Calcium in the bloodstream, Parathyroid glands will release the hormone PTH which will pull fuckin Calcium from the bones in attempt for the body maintain homeostasis..........I smell osteoporosis and broken bones in the near future. My mom had her thyroid gland removed and has osteoporosis and sometimes brittle bone will come into contact with her nerves and trigger pain. Please take care of your body...

[artistic0director]

drugs can help

hrt, e.g thyroxine

[artistic0director]

pth increases ca conc

[artistic0director]

pth increases ca concentration in blood by increasing bone break down

hence hperparathyroidism causes bone loss as happens in kidney diseases when ca is lost.

pt are put on cinacalcet 30mg. and alfacalcidol 1mg treatment