Thyroid is a small gland (about 2 inches long) which lies in the front of your neck. It has two sides (or lobes) which wrap around the windpipe and take a butterfly type shape. Its two lobes are connected by the isthmus (a small tissue). The role of the Thyroid gland is its constant …
Thyroid Hormone
Your Pituitary gland, specifically the anterior pituitary gland, produces what is called TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone. This stimulator is what instructs the thyroid to produce the thyroid hormone known as T₃. When T₃ and T₄ levels rise to elevated levels, flags go off to stop the production of the stimulator from the anterior pituitary …