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The parathyroid glands are on the thyroid.
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What 4 glands each of which is the size of a grain of rice are embedded in the postior surface of the thyroid gland?
The four glands, each of which is the size of a grain of rice, that are located around the surface of the thyroid gland is the parathyroid gland. The parathyroid glands control calcium regulation, which is the amount of calcium that is in the blood and within the bones.
Smaller glands in the neck?
The endocrine gland in the neck is the thyroid gland. The parathyroid glands are found within the thyroid gland.
What glands are the size of a grain of rice?
Parathyroid glands The four parathyroid glands, each of which is about the size of a grain of rice, are embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland.
What is another name for the endocrine glands?
Master Gland
What is another name for the adrenal glands?
suprarenal gland
What is Another name for endocrine glands?
Name another exocrine gland
What endocrine gland covers the trachea?
The thyroid gland is located anterior to the trachea. The parathyroid glands are located within the thyroid gland.
Which glands are attached to hair follicles within the dermis?
Sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles within the dermis.
The bilobed endocrine gland located lateral to the trachea and larynx?
The bilobed endocrine gland located over and also lateral to the trachea and the larynx is called the thyroid gland. Also embedded in the thyroid gland on each side are two parathyroid glands.
What is a parathyroid gland?
The parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck that produce parathyroid hormone. Humans have four parathyroid glands, which are usually located behind the thyroid gland. Parathyroid glands control the amount of calcium in the blood and within the bones. The parathyroid gland also regulates the metabolism of both calcium and phosphorus.
What is sweat gland in skin called?
It's just called a sweat gland....another name for them are sebaceous glands
What gland is an exocrine gland?
A gland that secretes a substance out through a duct.These salivary glands, sweat glands are exocrine gland.
