Thyroid diverticulum

Thyroid diverticulum
Details
PrecursorSecond pharyngeal arch
Gives rise toThyroid follicular cells
Identifiers
Latinsaccus thyreoideus; diverticulum thyreoideum
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Anatomical terminology
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The thyroid pouch or thyroid diverticulum is the embryological structure of the second pharyngeal arch from which thyroid follicular cells derive.[1]

It grows from the floor of the pharynx.[2]

See also

  • Diverticulum

References

  1. ^ "Endocrine Glands". Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
  2. ^ "The thyroid gland". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
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Development of the endocrine system
Pituitary
  • Stomodeum
  • Rathke's pouch
Thyroid
  • Thyroid diverticulum
  • Thyroglossal duct
  • Ultimopharyngeal body


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