The Thyroid Glabd
The Thyroid Gland The thyroid gland or simply thyroid one of the largest glands of the human body. The thyroid gland is found in the neck and looks like butterfly. What does it do? Thyroid Gland and it looks like butterflyin the middle of the neck It controls how quickly the body uses energy which makes proteins, and control how sensitive the body is to other hormones. It produces thyroid hormones they are: T3,T4 and TSH . These hormones regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the human body .The thyroid gets its name from the Greek word for “ Shield “ due to the shape of the related thyroid cartilage. The most common problems of the thyroid gland consist of an over active thyroid gland referred to hyperthyroidism and an under active thyroid gland referred to as hypothyroidism . What is the meaning of hyperthyroidism? It refers to over activit...