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thyroid gland

glandula thyreoeidea

Endocrine

3D model: thyroid gland
thyroid gland
3D models: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://github.com/Z-Anatomy/Models-of-human-anatomy), by Gauthier Kervyn and contributors; derived from BodyParts3D - The Database Center for Life Science - CC-BY-SA 2.1 Japan; Z-Anatomy states that models "Brainder" (A. Winkler, CC BY-SA 3.0) and "Cranial Nerves and Foramina" (University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0) were used as reference/included and adapted. Converted to compressed glTF (curves as tubes, simplified, inner ear and kidney models left out) by the 3D Anatomy project; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Key points

  • The thyroid gland lies in the lower anterior neck, with lobes beside the larynx and upper trachea.
  • Its right and left lobes are usually joined by an isthmus, and a pyramidal lobe may extend upwards.
  • The gland receives blood mainly from the superior and inferior thyroid arteries.
  • Thyroid follicles produce thyroid hormones, while parafollicular cells produce calcitonin.
  • The recurrent laryngeal nerves and parathyroid glands are important neighbours of its posterior region.

Read the guide: Thyroid gland: anatomy, location and function

Definition

endocrine gland in the neck; secretes hormones that influence metabolism

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

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Identifiers

TA2
3863
TA98
A11.3.00.001
FMA
9603
UBERON
0002046
Wikidata
Q16399