Thyroid
The thyroid gland is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. It is made up of two connective lobes. This gland is located in the neck area under the larynx known as Adam’s apple. It is produced by the thyroid gland. The thyroid hormone is the most important hormone. Regulates growth and produces calcitonin, which plays an important role in the balance of calcium, regulates the hormonal production processes of this gland by stimulating the hormone produced by the pituitary front, which is regulated by the secretion of the hormone trichotropin TRH produced by an area under the Oryx .
Diseases of the thyroid gland
- Inflation: This means that the gland is enlarged to reach the chest area and can cause serious problems and are removed for cosmetic reasons as the most common.
- cancer: Cancer in the neck is usually shaped as a unilateral mass that does not cause pain, and the majority of them have no symptoms that are benign, and can be diagnosed by obtaining a sheath by needle or surgical excision, and radiological studies.
- Sensitivity: Seasonal allergies may create thyroid problems, because of the types of treatments used that increase the activity of the radioactive kaliod gland and antiviral drugs.
History of thyroid treatment
The thyroid gland originated in early medical history, the existence of the Ayurvedic medical system, the book of Sharaka Samhita written in 1500 BC, and the treatment and treatment of thyroid glands. In 1600 BC the Chinese used seaweed sponges, And seaweed in the treatment of bulges that occur in the gland, and this is what the inhabitants of the Alps in 15 AD, and in 15 AD Galen achieved an important number in the transition from ancient medicine to talk, and pointed to the use of spilled sponge to treat inflation, and also suggested that the role of these The gland is softening In 1475, Wang Khai described a detailed thyroid surgery, suggesting that the inflationary treatment was drying up. Fifty years later, Paracelsus explained that the main cause of glandular hyperplasia was the presence of mineral impurities in water. In modern times, it was more accurately identified in 1656 Was published by the anatomist Thomas Wharton, and was said to resemble armor used in ancient Greece. In 1907, theodor Theodore Cochère won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on physiology, pathology, and thyroid surgery.