Parathyroid Glands Anatomy and Abnormalities
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What is the normal size of a parathyroid gland?

  • Up to 70 mg & measures about 3x4x9 mm
  • Up to 50 mg & measures about 2x3x7 mm (correct)
  • Up to 100 mg & measures about 4x5x10 mm
  • Up to 30 mg & measures about 1x2x5 mm

    • Where do more than half of the inferior parathyroids are located?

  • Intrathyroid tissue
  • Around the lower pole of thyroid gland (correct)
  • Around Aortic Arch
  • Carotid sheath

    • What regulates the level of serum calcium & extra cellular fluid?

  • Thymus gland
  • Parathyroid glands (correct)
  • Mediastinum
  • Thyroid gland

    • From which pharyngeal pouch do superior parathyroids develop?

    <p>IV pharyngeal pouch (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of population have more than 4 parathyroid glands?

    <p>15% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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