Thyroid


 * THYROID
 * The thyroid gets its name from the Greek word for "shield", after the shape of the related thyroid cartilage.
 * The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage forms the 'Adam's Apple'
 * The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ and is composed of two cone-like lobes or wings
 * The thyroid gland is covered by a fibrous sheath
 * Between the two layers of the capsule and on the posterior side of the lobes, there are on each side two

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