The thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland (Moore
et al,2010). It is derived from the Greek words “glandula thyreoidea” which
means “Gland” “shield like” respectively (Thomas Wharton, 1659). It is
brownish-red in colour (Henry Gray,2010). The thyroid gland is located at the
throat below the voice box (larynx), Laryngeal prominence or Adam’s Apple to be
specific. The laryngeal prominence is a lump that is formed by the angle of the
thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx. The thyroid gland is composed of two
lobes; the right lobe called “Lobus Dexter”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.INTRODUCTION
2.ANATOMY OF THE THYROID;structures, histology, embryology
3.PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE THYROID
4.CLINICAL ANATOMY;structures
Thyroid function test
Maintenance of the thyroid
CONCLUSION
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