Definition of Thyroid gland

Thyroid gland: does the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and storeshormones that help regulate the speed of a gland in food is converted into energy.Thyroid hormones are required for the function of each cell in the body. These arethe body's growth and rate of chemical reactions (metabolism) help regulate.Thyroid hormones also help children grow and develop.

The thyroid gland trachea (windpipe) is wrapped around the bottom of the neckbelow the Adam's apple. Interconnected by a middle part of the two wings (lobes)has the shape of a butterfly

To make thyroid hormones, iodine, a mineral found in certain foods and iodised salt kullanır.Two major thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)produced by the thyroid gland vardır.Hipofiz stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroidhormone acts to stimulate the production . thyroid gland in calcium metabolism and bone calcium stimulates the hormone calcitonin, bone cells to add, does.