Biology assignments offer hope
This month, my 6 8 th grader came home from school with her biology assignment help . When she read the assignment, which was called "Feedback Loops," I realized they were discussing the roles of the parathyroid glands! There was a description of how the parathyroid glands operate and control the levels of calcium and create hormonal substances called parathyroid (PTH). I must admit that I was amazed (and thrilled, as I may be able to add) that teachers would introduce the topic of parathyroid glands to a class of 6 6th graders. My daughter's reaction when she read this article was to inquire what the reason was for why it didn't include any information regarding parathyroid tumors. It caused me to smile...that's my daughter! We explained that my task was to study the functions of the 4 glands and not to identify someone whose parathyroid glands are producing too much PTH. What if the children in the US were taught about the possibility of dysfunction of glands ...