D  --  PARATHYROID GLAND  -- ANSWERS
           Only do this section if considering the SAT II Subject Test in June.    

          Location  --  Imbedded within the  T H Y R O I D  gland in the  N E C K.

The hormone of this gland is  P A R A T H O R M O N E

          Function of this hormone is to regulate the amount of the element  C A L C I U M
          in the blood.  But once taken out of the blood, this element should also be found
          in your  T E E T H   & in your  B O N E S.

     

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