Parathyroid+Researcher+3

Put your name here:Lillian Thompson

You and your group will be responsible for putting together a defensive presentation of an endocrine gland. You and your group will be giving this presentation during class. Your presentation must include: · A picture(s) of the gland showing its shape and location in the human body. []
 * Task:**

· The hormone(s) produced by your endocrine gland. parathomone parathyroid hormone · The stimulus that tells your gland to produce hormones. when the calcium is low in the blood the parathyroid cells start to make more of the hormone · The control mechanism that tells your gland to stop producing hormones. when there is to much calcium in the blood the parathyroid cells stop making hormones · The function(s) of the hormone(s) produced by your gland. maintain normal serum calcium and phosphate concentrations What are the target organs/cells and how does the message carried by the hormone help maintain homeostasis. **This is probably the most important part of your presentation.** **hormones control reproduction, growth and development, mobilization of body defenses, water, nutrients balance in blood, cellular metabolism, and energy balance.** **the target cells are the bones**

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