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Thyroid gland: A gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and the rate at which food is converted into energy. Thyroid hormones are essential for the function of every cell in the body. They help regulate growth and the rate of chemical reactions (metabolism) in the body. Thyroid hormones also help children grow and develop. The thyroid gland is located in the lower part of the neck, below the Adams apple, wrapped around the trahea (windpipe). It has the shape of a butterfly: two wings (lobes) attached to one another by a middle part.
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What is the function of the thyriod gland?
The main function of the thyroid gland is to control cell metabolism.
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 large halogen is essential function of the thyroid gland?
The halogen that is essential for the function of the thyroid gland is Iodine. Iodine is the fuel for the thyroid which uses it to attach to other molecules to create the main thyroid hormones T4 and T3.
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.
What is abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland?
Abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goiter.
