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Thyroid diverticulum

Thyroid diverticulum

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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]

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

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  1. [1]
    "Endocrine Glands". Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "The thyroid gland". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2008-02-14.


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