Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin and Vitamin D

The price covers all students within a department (multi-user educational licence). Once payment has been received the software is supplied as a download. Online Previews before purchasing are available on request.

The highly interactive program is designed to teach the basic physiology of the hormones involved in the regulation of plasma calcium. It covers:

• location and structure of the parathyroid glands,
• synthesis, release, transport and action of parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and vitamin D on bone, kidney and gastrointestinal tract,
• physiological role of calcium,
• structure of bone and bone remodelling,
• principal abnormalities of calcium metabolism - hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis.

High quality colour graphics are used extensively throughout the program and features such as animation and a Hypertext facility are used to enhance student learning. The program uses several features to promote interactivity e.g. students are required to:

(i) label diagrams by "dragging" labels from a list and "dropping" them into the appropriate box on the diagram,
(ii) answer a variety of self-assessment questions (multiple choice, selecting correct phrases from a list to complete a statement, and true/false questions with feedback).