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Located in the anterior neck below the Adam’s apple, around the larynx and trachea.
The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck, below the Adam’s apple, lying against and around the larynx and trachea. It surrounds the cricoid and tracheal cartilages and moves up and down with swallowing due to its attachments to the thyroid and cricoid cartilages. Overall, the thyroid has a butterfly-shaped (or H-shaped) form composed of two lobes—left and right—connected by a narrow band of tissue called the isthmus. In adults it weighs about 25 g, with each lobe roughly 5 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm thick, and an isthmus about 1.25 cm in height and width. The gland’s shape can vary: a third pyramidal lobe may extend upward from the isthmus, and other accessory structures or variants may occur.
Located in the anterior neck below the Adam’s apple, around the larynx and trachea.
Typically consists of two lobes connected by a narrow isthmus (butterfly/H-shaped).
Moves with swallowing because of attachments to the thyroid and cricoid cartilages.
Common shape variations include a pyramidal (third) lobe and other accessory anatomical features.
A thin band of tissue connecting the left and right lobes of the thyroid gland.
An anatomical variant third lobe that can extend upward from the thyroid isthmus toward the hyoid bone.
A thickening of the thyroid’s fascial covering that helps anchor the thyroid and contributes to its movement with swallowing.
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