Dr. Sagen Zac-Varghese
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So the calcium level is fiercely defended by hormones.
So the parathyroid hormone is responsible for fast regulation of calcium.
Yeah, so the thyroid gland is like a butterfly-shaped gland.
In front of that, you can feel it.
And the parathyroid glands, they're four P-shaped glands that sit behind them.
They are like children in school.
They sit next to each other, but they've got nothing to do with each other.
The parathyroid gland was named by a medical student in Sweden in the 1880s when he was cataloging specimens.
They were discovered from an Indian rhinoceros from London Zoo.
I look after people with parathyroid disorders.
So I see a lot of people in my clinic with hyperparathyroidism.
And a lovely lady who I looked after brought me this as a present a couple of years ago.