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Histology of the thyroid - thyroid follicles, colloid, follicular cells, and parafollicular cells.
9 paź 2014 · This document summarizes the histological structure of the thyroid gland. It notes that the thyroid gland consists of two lobes and an isthmus, and its structural unit is the follicle. Each follicle contains a layer of epithelial cells surrounding a follicular cavity filled with colloid.
20 kwi 2012 · Thyroid gland • Largest gland in the body • Location : in the neck inferior the larynx and spanning over the ventral surface of trachea • Function: – Secretion of thyroxin and triiodothyronine – Secretion of calcitonin
Histology Guide - Structure of follicular cells in the thyroid (transmission electron microscopy)
25 paź 2016 · The thyroid gland is located in the neck region and controls metabolism. It secretes the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, which regulate functions like basal metabolic rate, protein synthesis, and development.
This is a histology slide of the thyroid gland. This slide shows mostly rounded follicles containing eosinophilic colloid and lined by a single layer of low cuboidal epithelial cells. Histology image descriptions and photography by Frank N. Miller, M.D.; histology image courtesy of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
This is a histology slide of the thyroid gland. Histology slide courtesy of William L. Todt, Ph.D. at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.
