This gland is located in the neck. It produces thyroxin that influences the body’s metabolic rate. Optimum amount of thyroxin is secreted and regulated by an anterior pituitary hormone, the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. (TSH). The steady secretion of this hormone maintains the production of energy, consumption of oxygen and elimination of wastes in body cells. On the other hand, underproduction of thyroxin leads to physical and psychological lethargy. If thyroid gland is removed in young animals, their growth is stunted and they fail to develop sexually.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Thyroid Gland
This gland is located in the neck. It produces thyroxin that influences the body’s metabolic rate. Optimum amount of thyroxin is secreted and regulated by an anterior pituitary hormone, the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. (TSH). The steady secretion of this hormone maintains the production of energy, consumption of oxygen and elimination of wastes in body cells. On the other hand, underproduction of thyroxin leads to physical and psychological lethargy. If thyroid gland is removed in young animals, their growth is stunted and they fail to develop sexually.
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