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Thyroid gland
[Gr. thyreoeides - sheild form]. An endocrine gland in the throat region which is responsible for controlling metabolism and growth.
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The thyroid gland is a double-lobed structure located in the neck. Embedded in its rear surface are the four parathyroid glands.
Link to graphic showing the location of the thyroid, parathyroids, and other endocrine glands (92K).
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The thyroid gland is located in the neck. Follicles in the thyroid secrete thyroglobulin, a storage form of thyroid hormone.
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thyroid gland
[Gk. thyra, a door]
An endocrine gland that secretes iodine-containing hormones (T3 and T4), which stimulate metabolism and influence development and maturation in vertebrates, and cacitonin, which lowers blood calcium levels in mammals.
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thyroid gland: a gland at the base of the neck that produces several hormones, such as thyroxine and calcitonin.
T lymphocytes: white blood cells in the lymph nodes that are stimulated by microorganisms or other foreign material in the blood.
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thyroid gland An endocrine gland located in the neck and involved with the metabolic functions of the body.
thyroid An endocrine gland near the shield-shaped cartilage of the larynx.
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The thyroid gland cells bring in iodine for use in producing hormones.
Cells in the vertebrate kidney reabsorb sodium ions from urine.
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A swelling of the thyroid gland, possible symptom of hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
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1896: Baumann observed iodine in thyroid glands.
1897: Christiaan Eijkman worked with natives of Java, who also suffered from beriberi.
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one who is physically and mentally deficient as a result of a deficient thyroid gland during youth
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Medicine - Emil Theodor Kocher for his work on the physiology, pathology, and surgery of the thyroid gland
Literature - Selma Lagerlf
Peace - Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert and Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant ...
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of the pharnyx of non-vertebrate chordates (e.g, tunicates and lancelets); it aids in transporting food to the esophagus. Recent molecular evidence supports the traditional view that the endostyle is homologous to the vertebrate thyroid gland.
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