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If iodide salts are lacking in the diet the thyroid gland?
The thyroid gland needs iodine for optimal function, lack of iodine causes the thyroid to swell (called goiter) and over produce hormones.
Why is iodine essential?
Very tiny amounts of iodine are needed by the thyroid gland to make its hormones. Without this iodine the thyroid gland will swell creating a goiter and various other symptoms of thyroid hormone shortage will appear..
Why the iodine is essential?
Very tiny amounts of iodine are needed by the thyroid gland to make its hormones. Without this iodine the thyroid gland will swell creating a goiter and various other symptoms of thyroid hormone shortage will appear..
Is the thyroid gland an endocrine gland?
Yes! a thyroid gland IS an endocrine gland
What gland is responsible for how fast you use up the food you eat?
thyroid gland
What is the target gland for tsh?
the thyroid
What does the thyroid gland secrete?
The Thyroid Gland secretes Calcitonin.
What hormone does the thyriod secrete?
Thyroxine, or 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine - T4, a form of thyroid hormones is the major hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland.
Enlargement of the thyroid gland?
A goiter is inflammation of the thyroid gland, also known as the thyroid gland becoming enlarged.
Smaller glands in the neck?
The endocrine gland in the neck is the thyroid gland. The parathyroid glands are found within the thyroid gland.
Which gland regulates the body's energy use?
The gland that regulates the body's energy use is the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the neck, under the thyroid cartilage.
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.
