Question

True/False

1. Levothyroxine is used as replacement therapy for hypothyroidism. T/F
2. The parathyroid glands are four small groups of glandular tissue located on the back of the thyroid gland. T/F
3. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is the most important regulator of serum calcium levels in the body. T/F

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4. The thyroid hormone regulates the rate of _________________, which is the rate at which energy is burned.
5. A lack of sufficient levels of thyroid hormones needed to maintain normal metabolism is defined as __________________.
6. Children who do not have a thyroid gland or have a nonfunctioning gland develop ___________.
7. The most common cause of hyperthyroidism in adults is ___________ disease.
8. The thyroid gland needs _________ to produce the thyroid hormones that regulate body metabolism.

Answer 1

True/False

Levothyroxine is used as replacement therapy for hypothyroidism. True

The parathyroid glands are four small groups of glandular tissue located on the back of the thyroid gland. True

Parathyroid hormone(PTH) is the most important regulator of serum calcium levels in the body .True

FILL IN THE BLANKS:-

a) Metabolism

b)Hypothyroidism

c)Congenital hypothyroidism

d)Graves' disease

e) Iodine