== Thyroid ==
[[File:HistologicChapter14Thyroid.jpg|thumb|200px|Thyroid]]
The thyroid consists of two separate lateral lobes and a connecting part, the isthmus, lying over the superficial part of the trachea just below the larynx. Embryologically, the thyroid is derived as a diverticulum (thyroid diverticulum) from the midventral floor of the pharynx (entoderm).