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The 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.he 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.
Location of the Thyroid Gland. The thyroid gland is located at the levels of C5 to T1 vertebrae lying immediately below the larynx, with the two lobes on each side of and anterior to the trachea. It starts just below the Adamâs apple (thyroid cartilage), about the same level as the cricoid cartilage.rteries of the Thyroid Gland. The thyroid gland is one of the most highly vascularized glands in the body. The thyroid arteries can be divided into superior and inferior thyroid arteries on each side (left and right). The superior thyroid arteries arise from the external carotid arteries.