The four parathyroid glands are usually on the back of the thyroid gland, but they can be located around the jaw or neck. Parathyroid glands secrete a hormone called PHT, which regulates the exchange of calcium between the blood and the bones.
Asker's rating. Report Abuse. The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765 a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. Source(s): http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/uselessfact... jelly-bean Â· 9 years ago.
Best Answer: The largest set to have even a single member survive is octuplets, in 1998 (with the seven surviving octuplets born in Texas). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_bi... Just scads, though: Osiander [1805] mentions one woman who during her married life bore 44 children, and another who had 53.