Code TE E5.4.1.2.0.0.9 | ||
Latin Saccus thyreoideus; diverticulum thyreoideum | ||
The thyroid pouch or thyroid diverticulum is the embryological structure of the second pharyngeal arch from which thyroid follicular cells derive.
It grows from the floor of the pharynx.
References
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