Your thyroid or your thyroid gland is a gland in your neck that produces chemicals which control the way your body grows and functions. an organ in your neck that produces substances that affect the way your body grows and the way you behave (thyroides, from thyreoeides , from thyreos , from thyra ; from the shape of the cartilage at the front of the throat)
Organ in the neck surrounding the area of the windpipe where the voice box is located This organ helps regulate metabolism This gland requires iodine for production of hormones, thyroxine and Triiodothyronine This gland also secretes calcitonin More
a two-lobed endocrine gland found at the base of the neck and producing various hormones
is a very important gland in the human body It controls the rate of metabolism or how fast the body burns calories and operates The thyroid also controls how some other important glands and functions work, so it's important to know if it is working properly