Thyroid diverticulum explained

Thyroid diverticulum
Latin:	saccus thyreoideus; diverticulum thyreoideum
Precursor:	Second pharyngeal arch
Givesriseto:	Thyroid follicular cells

The thyroid pouch or thyroid diverticulum is the embryological structure of the second pharyngeal arch from which thyroid follicular cells derive.^[1]

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

See also

• Diverticulum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Endocrine Glands. https://web.archive.org/web/20080314150306/http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histology/labmanual2002/labsection3/ThyroidParathyroidIslets03.htm. March 14, 2008.
2. Web site: The thyroid gland. 2008-02-14. 2021-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415023954/http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/thyroid.htm. dead.