Thyroid gland
Glandula thyroidea
Makes thyroxine, which sets the rate of metabolism, and calcitonin.
- System
- endocrine
- Region
- Neck
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Either side of the trachea just behind the larynx, the two lobes sometimes joined by an isthmus.
- Action
- Makes thyroxine, which sets the rate of metabolism, and calcitonin.
- Nerve
- Cranial and caudal laryngeal nerves and the sympathetic trunk.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Thyroid gland
- Latin (NAV)
- Glandula thyroidea
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria