This article, the third in an eight-part series on the endocrine system, examines the anatomy and physiology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, and the pathophysiology associated with some common ...

The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system (along with the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and testes, and other endocrine organs). The thyroid gland releases hormones ...

The thyroid gland is a critical organ for maintaining general metabolic rate and controlling pre- and post-natal growth and differentiation of many organ systems. Thyroid hormones in birds regulate ...

This paper reports a study by phase contrast and electron microscopy of changes observed in the thyroid gland of the rat at 1, 2, 12, and 24 hours following an injection of thyrotrophic hormone.

The superior thyroid artery is located within the neck. Branching off from the external carotid artery, this blood vessel runs past the greater cornu of the hyoid bone (the hyoid’s back-most ...