MICROANATOMY

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: -Thyroid hormone (TH) regulates metabolic processes essential for normal growth and development as well as regulating metabolism in the adult (28, 40, 189). It is well established that thyroid hormone status correlates with body weight and energy expenditure (80, 127, 143).

Detailed explanation-3: -The thyroid gland and parathyroid glands are located in front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The thyroid plays an important role in the body’s metabolism.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormones and its deficiency is considered as the most common cause of preventable brain damage in the world.