The thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland of the body.

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Thyroid is the largest gland of the body. It is a bilobed gland connected by a narrow isthmus. It mainly produces two major hormones triiodothyroxine and thyronine. The thyroid hormones plays an important role in development of the body. It maintains the metabolic rate of the body. The thyroid gland is stimulated by the thyroid stimulating hormone released by the anterior pituitary. The parafollicular cells of thyroid produces calcitonin hormone which maintains calcium homeostasis.

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