The endocrine system comprises glands and tissues that produce hormones to regulate and coordinate vital bodily functions. This article, the third in an eight-part series on the endocrine system, ...

The thyroid helps control metabolism in cells. A swollen thyroid – goitre – affects 800 million people around the world, and is caused by a lack of iodine. A healthy diet and exercise are ...

Steven L. Wissig, The Anatomy of Secretion in the Follicular Cells of the Thyroid Gland. II. The Effect of Acute Thyrotrophic Hormone Stimulation on the Secretory Apparatus, The Journal of Cell ...

If you know a bit about human anatomy, you would be aware of the thyroid gland. It is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of the neck just below the larynx.

John Simon, On the Comparative Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland. [Abstract], Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London, Vol. 5 (1843 - 1850), p. 515 ...

Anatomy The thyroid is a bi-lobed gland, often described as resembling a butterfly or bow tie. It is positioned in the neck, between the C5 and T1 vertebrae, just below the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s ...