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Q: What is the gland that is responsible for producing a hormone that increases the level of calcium ions in the blood called?
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What hormone is responsible for producing blood?

The name of that hormone is erythropoietin. It is produced by your kidneys.


Which hormone is responsible for producing breast milk?

prolactin


In adults what hormone is responsible for calcium maintenance?

Calcitrol


Is parathyroid hormone allows for the attachment of the tendons?

No. Parathyroid hormone increases the amount of calcium in your blood.


What is the hormone that activates Vitamin D on blood calcium levels?

Cholecalciferol is a steroid hormone that regulates body levels of calcium. It is a form of Vitamin D. Parathyroid hormone increases the concentration of calcium in the blood.


Which is greater when blood calcium levels when parathyroid hormone is increased or decreased?

When calcium levels increase, parathyroid hormone decreases. When calcium levels decrease, parathyroid hormone increases. This is known as a negative feedback system.


What is the medical term meaning a hormone that increases concentration of calcium and phosphates?

Parathormone


Parathyroid hormone regulated?

It increases the calcium level.It decreses the phosphste level.


What does parathyroid hormone do do the body?

It increases Calcium level.It reduces phosphate level.


The rate of secretion of parathyroid hormone increases when?

serum calcium levels increase


What hormone pairs are antagonists that regulate blood calcium ion levels?

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin regulate blood calcium levels. PTH increases the calcium concentration in the blood, and calcitonin decreases it.


When calcium blood levels fall a gland in the body releases a special hormone?

Its the hormone calcitonin. Calcitonin lowers calcium and phosphate and increases the excretion of these ions by the kidneys; whereas the parathyroid hormone increases the amount of calcium in the blood.