Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Thyroid function tests, thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- Thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine, metabolic rate of the body
Definition
Thyroid function tests assess the thyroid gland's secretion of its two principal hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine.
Clinical
- Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine regulate the metabolic rate of the body, the functional significance of thyroid hormone secretion.
High Yield
- Thyroid gland secretes two principal hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine.
- These hormones regulate the metabolic rate of the body.