17.8c Calcitonin: Its Regulation and Effects

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Where are calcitonin produced?

Parafollicular cells

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What is the stimulus for calcium?

  • High blood calcium level

  • Stress from exercise

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What activity does calcitonin inhibit?

Osteoclast activity (because they cut up calcium in our bones)

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What happens in the kidney when calcitonin is released?

Increase the loss of calcium in urine

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What is the function of calcitonin?

Reduces/decreases blood calcium level