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Parathyroid Glands - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 17:10, 6 January 2011
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The parathyroid glands originate from the endoderm of pharyngeal pouches III and IV. The internal gland from pouch IV and the external from pouch III.
The parathyroid glands originate from the endoderm of pharyngeal pouches III and IV. The internal gland from pouch IV and the external from pouch III.
==Histology==
The parathyroids are histologically easy to distinguish from the [[Thyroid Gland - Pathology#Functional anatomy|thyroid]]. [[Image:Parathyroid Gland Active.jpg|thumb|right|350px|©RVC 2008]]
The parathyroids are histologically easy to distinguish from the [[Thyroid Gland - Pathology#Functional anatomy|thyroid]]. [[Image:Parathyroid Gland Active.jpg|thumb|right|350px|©RVC 2008]]