Thyroid Gland Overview: How It Functions

thyroid gland  The parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located behind the thyroid gland The parathyroid glands produce a substance that helps Goitre · It is commonly seen in patients with iodine deficiency · As the pituitary gland tries to over-compensate by over stimulating the

Thyroid disease Your thyroid produces thyroid hormone, which controls many activities in your body, including how fast you burn calories Thyroid gland, endocrine gland that is located in the anterior part of the lower neck, below the larynx The thyroid secretes

Four small masses of epithelial tissue are embedded in the connective tissue capsule on the posterior surface of the thyroid glands These are parathyroid Physiology of the Thyroid Gland in Animals Thyroid hormones are the only iodinated organic compounds in the body Thyroxine is the main secretory product