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Thyroid Gland In the anterior neck, directly below the cricoid cartilage.




Follicular Cells Produce the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).




Parafollicular Cells Produce Thyrocalcitonin (TCT or calcitonin).




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T3 & T4 Both hormones increase metabolism, which causes an increase in oxygen
and heat production in all tissues.




Dietary intake of ______ & _______ is needed to produce Protein and iodine.
thyroid hormone.


Calcitonin Lowers serum calcium and serum phosphorus levels by reducing bone
resorption (release) of these minerals.


Its actions are opposite of parathyroid hormone (PTH).


Hypothyroidism Reduced or absent hormone secretion from the thyroid gland that results
in whole-body decrease metabolism from inadequate cellular regulation.




Hypothyroidism Causes o The thyroid cells are damaged and no longer function normally.


o The adult does not ingest enough of the substances needed to make
thyroid hormones, especially iodide and tyrosine.


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