{"id":32835,"date":"2024-08-29T08:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/question-answer\/which-is-the-largest-endocrine-gland-in-the-human-body\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T08:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:11:42","slug":"which-is-the-largest-endocrine-gland-in-the-human-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/question-answer\/which-is-the-largest-endocrine-gland-in-the-human-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is the largest endocrine gland in the human body?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The thyroid gland is the largest purely endocrine gland. <\/li>\n<li>It is located at the front of the neck above the top of the breastbone.<\/li>\n<li>It consists of two main lobes on either side of the trachea that are connected by a narrow band of tissue called the isthmus.<\/li>\n<li>It makes two hormones that are secreted into the blood: <strong>thyroxine<\/strong> , <strong>triiodothyronine<\/strong> and <strong>Calcitonin<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li>These hormones are necessary for all the cells in your body to work normally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The thyroid gland is the largest purely endocrine gland. 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