The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the corpse.
This gland is found in the neck inferior to (below) the mouth
and at approximately the same raze as the cricoid gristle.
The thyroid controls how post-haste the body burns energy, makes
proteins, and how sensitive the body should have being to other hormones.
The thyroid
participates in these processes through producing thyroid hormones, principally
thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
These hormones put in order the asperse of metabolism and affect
the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the body.
Iodine is an essential component of both T3 and T4. The thyroid
also produces the hormone calcitonin, which plays a role in calcium homeostasis.
