Mikaela Shiffrin (L) celebrates with Melanie Meillard of Switzerland at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup City Event on Jan. 1, 2018 in Oslo, Norway. Mikaela Shiffrin rang in the new year with yet another milestone victory. Shiffrin, the overall leader in the world cup standings, fought her way through dense fog and cruised to a world cup victory Monday in the city event held in Oslo, Norway. She beat Switzerlandâs Wendy Holdener to become the first woman to win two city event world cups.
Â© 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck. Your thyroid lies below your Adamâs apple, along the front of the windpipe.The thyroid has two side lobes, connected by a bridge (isthmus) in the middle.When the thyroid is its normal size, you canât feel it. Brownish-red in color, the thyroid is rich with blood vessels. 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck. Your thyroid lies below your Adamâs apple, along the front of the windpipe.
Various kinds of hormones, including sex hormones, are produced in the body. Organs that produce hormones are called endocrine organs and the thyroid gland is one such organ. It synthesizes thyroid hormones using the iodine contained in food (mainly found in seaweed).he location and size of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the front part of the neck, just below the Adam's apple. It is about 4 cm in height and weighs about 18 g. It is shaped like a butterfly with its wings wide open.