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
References
- ^ "Endocrine Glands". Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
- ^ "The thyroid gland". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2008-02-14.