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A substance needed for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland is?
iodine.
What substance is essential for the function of thyroid gland?
Iodine is required for the correct functioning of the thyroid. Insufficient Iodine in the diet can cause a swelling of the thyroid called a Goiter or Darbyshire Neck.
What medical term describes a normally functioning thyroid gland?
The medical term meaning a thyroid gland that appears to be functioning within normal parameters is Euthyroid.
Will you die if you do not have a thyroid gland?
The human body cannot function without thyroid hormone, either from a functioning gland, or through supplementation.
What is the element that is important for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland?
Iodine
Euthyroid means a hyperactive thyroid gland?
No, actually euthyroid means a normally functioning thyroid gland; it is a state of normal thyroid gland function. The term hyperthyroid means that the thyroid is overactive, and hypothyroid refers to an under active thyroid.
Mineral is responsible for affecting the normal functioning of the thyroid gland?
Iodine is required to produce thyroid hormones.Besides iodine Selenium is also required by the thyroid gland as major co-factors in its function to regulate metabolism.Zinc is required for the production of thyroid hormones.
What hormone is needed thyroxine production?
thyroxine is produced in the Thyroid gland
Thyroid follicles are filled with a substance called colloid what is the purpose of colloid?
Colloid in thyroid follicles stores the precursor molecules for thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) which are essential for regulating metabolism, growth and development. It acts as a reservoir from which the thyroid gland can produce and release hormones as needed.
What gland can cause goither?
The thyroid gland can cause goiter when it becomes enlarged due to conditions such as iodine deficiency, inflammation (thyroiditis), or overactivity (Graves' disease) or underactivity (hypothyroidism).
An abnormally high metabolic rate could be associated with the functioning of the?
Thyroid Gland
What is a low thyroid?
The thyroid is a gland which produces hormones. Low thyroid would mean that your thyroid is not functioning as it should. There are a few medicines that you can take to correct the situation.
