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The thyroid gland is a very vascular structure that consists of two large lobes connected by a broad isthmus. It is located just below the larynx on either side and in front of the trachea.
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∙ 7y agoThe thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped structure that lies on the trachea (windpipe) below the larynx (Adam's Apple). The thyroid can be likened to a butterfly. The thyroid lobes can be seen as wings that wrap themselves around the trachea while its' body lies in front and is called the thyroid isthmus.
The isthmus usually lies over the second and third tracheal rings opposite the fifth, sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae. The lobes of the thyroid are almost always asymmetrical with the right lobe larger than the left. The thyroid is usually larger in women than men.
The thyroid is a very vascular organ and is surrounded by a sheath. This sheath attaches the thyroid to the larynx and the trachea. Anteriorly, the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles overlie each of the lobes.
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∙ 12y agoThe Thyroid gland lies in front of the neck and is shaped like a butterfly. It has two lobes, the right and the left lobe, joined in the middle by thyroid tissue called the isthmus
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∙ 15y agoThe left lobe, right lobe, and the isthmus.
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Responsible for production of thyroid hormones?
The thyroid produces thyroid hormones.
What gland signals nearly all other body cells?
Thyroid
Is raw thyroid the same as armor thyroid?
Raw thyroid (over the counter thyroid supplement) is not the same as Armour Thyroid, which is an FDA approved natural prescription medication.
Do you need thyroid hormone replacement with half a thyroid?
If your remaining thyroid tissue is not able to keep up with your body's needs for thyroid hormones, you will need replacement medications.
What is The hormone that targets the thyroid gland and triggers the release of thyroid hormone is?
Thyroid-stimulating hormone or TSH. When the thyroid is under-active the pituitary secretes more TSH to try to make the thyroid release its own hormones (T3 and T4).
What is anaplastic thyroid cancer?
anaplastic (2% of all thyroid cancers), is the fastest-growing and is usually fatal because the cancer cells rapidly spread to the different parts of the body.
How does thyroid occur?
The thyroid is a gland that is formed in the embryonic stage from tissue that originates in the head. The tissue migrates down until it breaks off and becomes the thyroid gland. Because of this migration, thyroid glands and pieces of thyroid glands are sometimes found in other body parts such as the throat or chest. Parts of the thyroid have been rarely found in other body parts, including surprisingly enough, the abdomen, wrist/hand.
When is tyroidektomy nessesery?
A thyroidectomy?If your thyroid is damaged you would need one to remove parts or the whole thyroid itself.
What to do when you found out you have ALL thyroid problems there is to have?
If you find that you have a thyroid problem, see an endocrinologist who specializes in thyroid disorders.
What are the functions of the Thyroid gland?
To produce thyroid hormone :] the hormones are chemicals. secreted by glands which act like little messengers that tell specific body parts what to do!
Names of all the body parts that begins with t?
Tongue, throat, thorax, tendons, trachea, tonsils, thumbs, toes, thighs, thyroid, testes, toenails, thumbnails...
Do all vertebrates have a thyroid?
Yes they do.
What is the definition of excision of the thyroid gland?
Excision means surgical removal, so excision of the thyroid gland, or thyroidectomy, is surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid.
Thyroid does it have any relationship with diabetes?
No, the thyroid gland is not related to diabetes. Diabetes is a disease relating to the production of the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas (and specifically, by parts of the pancreas known as the Isles of Langerhans), not by the thyroid gland, which produces a hormone called thyroxin.
What are major parts of the endocrine system?
The Major parts of the endocrine system are hypothalamus, pituitary, thymus, thyroid, parathoid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, and testes.
How many thyroid glands to cats have?
There is one feline thyroid gland in a cat. The gland itself has many parts however, including two lobes - one on each side of the trachea (windpipe).
Is hyperthyroid and thyroid disease the same?
There are actually several different types of thyroid disease. If the thyroid gland is secreting too much thyroxin, that is hyperthyroidism; if it is secreting too little thyroxin, that is hypothyroidism, and then there is thyroid cancer, worst of all.
