Thyroid

  • Lobes
  • Blood Supply
  • Nerves
  • Hormones

Notes

  • T3 T4  Calcitonin
  • TSH
  • Calcitonin is a hormone that your thyroid gland makes and releases to help regulate calcium levels in your blood by decreasing it. Calcitonin opposes the actions of the parathyroid hormone, which is a hormone that increases your blood calcium levels.
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone, also known as TSH, is a glycoprotein hormone produced by the anterior pituitary. It is the primary stimulus for thyroid hormone production by the thyroid gland. 

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