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In the neck, the thyroid gland is surrounded by a number of other important anatomical structures. Anteriorly (towards the front of the thyroid gland), the gland is covered by muscles of the neck, called the sternohyoid and the sternothyroid muscles.The thyroid gland itself is covered by a capsule made of connective tissue.he carotid sheaths are posterior relations of both the left and the right lobes of the thyroid gland. Further posterior to the carotid sheaths are the vertebrae of the neck, and other nerves, arteries and veins. There are also muscles of the neck, such as the scalene muscles sitting behind the thyroid gland.
A member of the infrahyoid group of muscles, the thyrohyoid muscle elevates the thyroid gland while depressing the hyoid bone. These actions play a role in swallowing and speech. The thyroid gland is located in the center of the neck, just above the collarbone. The hyoid lies in the neck, just below the lower jawbone, or mandible. A small muscle, the thyrohyoid looks like a vertical extension of the sternothyroideus muscle within the neck. It originates in the thyroid cartilage (the Adamâs apple), and it inserts into the greater cornu of the hyoid bone, which is the hyoidâs back-most area.