Oxford Handbook of Head and Neck Anatomy 2022
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198767831.003.0006
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Viscera of the neck

Abstract: The thyroid gland is a symmetrical H-shaped endocrine structure in the lower neck. It consists of two lobes, each extending from the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage above to the sixth tracheal ring below – united by a median isthmus covered by the anterior jugular veins. The small, (usually) paired and inconsistent parathyroid glands lie behind the lobes of the thyroid gland. They measure 6mm by 4mm by 2mm and are ordinarily four in number – two superior and two inferior. They are involved in the careful… Show more

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