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produce the hormone insulin, which lowers blood glucose levels.
β-cells
Elicits a hyperglycemic response by increasing adenyl cyclase, which in turn, increases liver phosphorylase activity, a key factor in glycogenolysis.
Glucagon
A straight-chained polypeptide containing 29 amino acid residues.
Glucagon
Used in diagnosis and in the treatment of hypoglycemia associated with improper management of diabetes mellitus, with psychiatrically induced insulin shock.
Glucagon
A polypeptide that contains 48 amino acids. - Allows glucose to enter the muscle and other tissue, it also works with the liver to store glucose and synthesized fatty acids.
Insulin
A hormone that helps move sugar or glucose into the body’s tissues, and cells use it as fuels.
Insulin
If hypofunctioning,()diabetes may occur.
type I or type II
the β cells of the pancreas no longer making insulin because of body’s immune system has attacked them.
Type I diabetes
, the pancreas loses the ability to secrete enough insulin in response to meals.
Type II diabetes
Other disease of the pancreas:
Acute pancreatitis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Pancreatic tumors
- Cystic fibrosis
are usually four in number, that is embedded in the dorsal surface of the thyroid gland.
Parathyroid glands
It is considered to be remnants of embryonic thyroid tissue
sandstrom.
It exerts a hormonal control over calcium metabolism
Parathyroid glands
If hypofunctioning, () may occur
tetany
is a syndrome manifested by sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints, cramps and convulsions due to hyperexcitability of nerves and muscles caused by a decrease in the concentration of extracellular ionized calcium.
Tetany
- If hyperfunctioning,()may also occur.
Recklinghausen’s disease
is a familial condition characterized by developmental changes in the nervous system, muscles, bones, and skin, marked by the formation of neurofibromas over the entire body associated with areas of pigmentation.
Recklinghausen’s disease
Recklinghausen’s disease is a familial condition characterized by developmental changes in the nervous system, muscles, bones, and skin, marked by the formation of neurofibromas over the entire body associated with areas of pigmentation. It is also called as
neurofibromatosis
A straight-chain polypeptide containing 83 amino acids
Parathyrin
A polypeptide hormone secreted by c-cells of the thyroid gland, and sometimes of the thymus, and parathyroids, which lowers calcium and phosphate concentrations in plasma and inhibits bone resorption.
Calcitonin
