Q.Briefly explain the structure of thyroid gland.

Step 1. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped, bilobed gland located below the larynx, on either side of the upper trachea — the largest of the exclusive endocrine glands.

Step 2. Its two lateral lobes are joined by a median tissue bridge called the isthmus.

Step 3. Each lobe is made of many lobules, and each lobule consists of numerous spherical follicles called acini, lined by glandular cuboidal or squamous epithelial cells. …

Describe the thyroid's structure top-down: overall shape and location, lobe/isthmus arrangement, lobule/f …

• Describing only the gross shape/location and omitting the follicular (acinus) structure, which i …