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The Adam's apple is actually on just above the thyroid gland and is called the thyroid cartilage.
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Is the thyroid gland located below the Adam's apple?
Yes, the thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland located just below and to either side of the Adam's apple.
What is your thyroid gland like?
Yes! a thyroid gland IS an endocrine gland
What is an enlargement of thyroid cells and tissues?
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of the neck, near the Adam's apple. A goiter is inflammation of the thyroid gland, also known as the thyroid gland becoming enlarged.
What is the name of the glands near your Adams apple?
It is the thyroid gland that is located just below the Adam's apple. The thyroid gland has a bridge-like structure with a lobe connected to it on each side.
You feel pain in the part of the brain called the thyroid true false?
No, you dont fell pain in the part of the brain called the thyroid. The thyroid or thyroid gland is actually what you call an Adam's Apple. So basically the thyroid has nothing to do with the brain
What might cause a sore adams apple?
If your Adam's apple is sore, it might be as a result of the inflamed thyroid gland.
Where are thyroid glands?
The thyroid gland is in the throat. It is sometimes called the "Adam's Apple" (based on the fanciful notion that when Adam swallowed the bite of forbidden apple, it got permanently caught in his throat, and that condition became hereditary).
What gland secretes the thyroid-stimulating hormone?
The Anterior pituitary gland secretes the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) this targets the thyroid gland, stimulating the release of thyroid hormones. Thyroid-stimulating horomone(TSH) is secreted by the Pitutary gland( Specifically thyrotrope cells of Anterior pitutary gland). TSH regulates thyroid gland.
What forms the Adam's apple?
The thyroid cartilage.The thyroid cartilage forms the Adam's apple.
What organ system is the thyroid gland in?
The thyroid gland is under the command of of your pituitary gland, which is part of your endocrine system
What is the thyroid gland in vertebrate anatomy?
The thyroid gland is one of the largest endocrine glands located in the neck just below the Adam's Apple. The thyroid gland controls how quickly your body uses energy and produces proteins. It also controls how sensitive your body is to hormones. The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of other bodily functions.
Name the specific cartilages in the larynx that forms the Adam's apple?
The cartilage that forms the Adam's apple is the thyroid cartilage.
