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Yes, the thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland located just below and to either side of the Adam's apple.

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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.


Found just below your Adams apple what gland converts iodine into hormones?

thyroid


Physical size of the thyroid gland?

It is about the same size and shape as a butterfly, and is located in the neck below the Adams apple.


Where is the thyroid located on a human body?

The thyroid gland is located just below the larynx (voice box) or "Adam's apple" in the front of the neck. In some thyroid diseases, the thyroid gland enlarges (goiter), which can be felt and seen as a bump in the neck. Sometimes, the first sensation with thyroid enlargement is a feeling of fullness or difficulty swallowing.


What are 2 physiological functions of the thyroid hormones?

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the base of the neck just below the Adam's apple. It's primary function is to produce thyroid hormones that regulate our metabolism, as well as other body organs.


Where is the thyroid gland embedded?

Around the trachea, pharynx, and espohogus.


Where is the thyroid gland on the body?

The thyroid is located below larynx and around trachea and is involved in iodine uptake. It produces both Thyroxine (T4) & Triiodothyronine (T3).


Why do some people have two Adams apples?

People don't have two Adam's apples. The Adam's apple is the front part of the thyroid cartilage. Other things you may see protruding from the front of the neck that you may be confusing with the Adam's apple are the hyoid bone and the cricoid cartilage. The hyoid bone is located above the thyroid cartilage, while the cricoid cartilage is located below it.


What is the specifics function of the thyroid?

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the base of the neck just below the Adam's apple. It's primary function is to produce thyroid hormones that regulate our metabolism, as well as other body organs.


Where is your thyroid located in your body?

Ir you touch your throat at the bottom of your neck, the last bump you feel it your thyroid gland. It should never be visibly protruding, just a little lump.It is a butterfly shaped gland found at the front base of the neck.The thyroid gland is located on the front of the throat /Thyroid gland is located just below the larynx (voice box).


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.


What is the major function of the thyroid and where is it located?

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the base of the neck just below the Adam’s apple. It’s responsible for producing hormones that regulate our metabolism, as well as other body organs.