Lesson Flashcards: The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

An autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid, making it produce more thyroid hormones than required

The rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to perform crucial body functions like respiration and circulation

Organs in the body that secrete substances that perform different roles in the body

A condition in which the thyroid gland produces excess thyroid hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine)

A condition in which the parathyroid glands produce excess parathyroid hormone

Chemical messengers usually transported in the blood or another medium throughout an organism’s body to regulate the activity of cell targets or tissues

A process in living organisms through which carbon-containing compounds (e.g., glucose) are broken down to release energy in the form of ATP

A disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissue

A hormone produced by the thyroid gland that is involved in calcium homeostasis

The process of the breakdown of bone tissue to release calcium into the bloodstream