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Thyroid Gland. The thyroid gland is located in the neck where it wraps around the trachea. (a) Anterior view of the thyroid gland. (b) Posterior view of the thyroid gland. (c) The glandular tissue is composed primarily of thyroid follicles. The larger parafollicular cells often appear within the matrix of follicle cells. LM × 1332. (Micrograph provided by the Regents of University of Michigan Medical School © 2012). English labels. From OpenStax book 'Anatomy and Physiology', fig. 17.12.
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Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Glandula thyroidea
Os hyoideum
Arteria thyroidea superior
Arteria carotis communis
Trachea
Cartilago thyroidea
Isthmus of thyroid gland
Cartilago cricoidea
Arteria thyroidea inferior
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