Thyroid diverticulum

Thyroid diverticulum
Details
Precursor	Second pharyngeal arch
Gives rise to	Thyroid follicular cells
Identifiers
Latin	saccus thyreoideus; diverticulum thyreoideum
TE	diverticulum_by_E5.4.1.2.0.0.9 E5.4.1.2.0.0.9
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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

References

1. "Endocrine Glands". Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
2. "The thyroid gland". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2008-02-14.