A femoral hernia occurs when the intestine enters the canal carrying the femoral artery into the upper thigh. Femoral hernias are most common in women, especially those who are pregnant or obese. In an umbilical hernia, part of the small intestine passes through the abdominal wall near the navel.
Parathyroid hormone is the most important endocrine regulator of calcium and phosphorus concentration in extracellular fluid. This hormone is secreted from cells of the parathyroid glands and finds its major target cells in bone and kidney.
name another hormone produced by thryroid apart from thyroid hormone, describe its function and production, LOCATE THESE CELLS. ParaFollucular Cells produce CALCITONIN, -- ParaFollicular cells lie in follucular epithelium but protrude into soft connective tissue that separates and surrounds the thyroid follicles.