lateral lobes of thyroid gland

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• Lobes of thyroid gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = lobuli glandulae thyroideae GraySubject = 272 GrayPage = 1269 Caption = The thyroid gland and its relations. (Lateral lobe labeled at center left.) Caption2 = Thyroid System = Precursor = MeshName =… …   Wikipedia

• gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Thyroid — Infobox Anatomy Name = Thyroid Latin = glandula thyroidea GraySubject = 272 GrayPage = 1269 Caption = Endocrine system Caption2 = Thyroid and parathyroid. Precursor = 4th Branchial pouch System = endocinal jubachina system Artery = superior… …   Wikipedia

• Thyroid — An adjective and a noun, pertaining to the thyroid gland or, less often today, to a preparation made of mammalian thyroid tissue to treat hypothyroidism. For example, the sentence My thyroid is not making enough thyroid hormone uses thyroid… …   Medical dictionary

• Pineal gland — Diagram of pituitary and pineal glands in the human brain Latin glandula pinealis Gray s …   Wikipedia

• lobe — 1. One of the subdivisions of an organ or other part, bounded by fissures, sulci, connective tissue septa, or other structural demarcations. 2. A rounded projecting part, as the l. of the ear. SEE ALSO: lobule. 3. One of the larger divisions of… …   Medical dictionary

• Hypothalamus — Brain: Hypothalamus Location of the human hypothalamus …   Wikipedia

• Posterior pituitary — Pituitary gland. Posterior pituitary is in blue. Pars nervosa and infundibular stalk are not labeled, but pars nervosa is at bottom and infundibular stalk is at top.) …   Wikipedia

• lobus — SYN: lobe. [LL. fr. G. lobos] l. anterior hypophyseos [TA] SYN: adenohypophysis. l. appendicularis SYN: Riedel lobe. l. azygos pulmonis dextri SYN: azygos lobe of right lung. l. caudatus posterior hepatic segment I. lobi cerebri [TA] the …   Medical dictionary

• Ovary — For ovary as part of plants, see ovary (plants). Ovaria redirects here. This is also a proposed section and a synonym of Solanum. Ovary Blood supply of the human female reproductive organs. The left ovary is visible above the label …   Wikipedia

• Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …   Medical dictionary