AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your thyroid is an important endocrine gland that makes and releases certain hormones. Your thyroid’s main job is to control your metabolism-how your body uses energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thyroid gland is a key part of the human endocrine system and works together with your nervous and immune systems to regulate your body’s metabolism. Metabolism refers to all of the processes that go on inside your body, for example, the process of turning food into energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland in your neck. It makes two hormones that are secreted into the blood: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones are necessary for all the cells in your body to work normally.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thyroid hormones act on almost every kind of cell in your body to increase cellular activity or metabolism. If there is too much or too little thyroid hormone, the metabolism of your entire body is impacted.