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Thyroid Gland Section 3 Thyroid Gland General organization ? the first endocrine gland to be recognized by those symptoms associated with excess or deficient function ? consists of two lobes, one on each side of trachea below cricoids cartilage(环状软骨) Lobes are composed of spherical follicles formed by a single layer of epithelial cells that surround a lumen filled with a gel-like substance called colloid(胶质) composed of thyroglobulin(TG), the precursor（前体）of thyroid hormones thyroid epithelial cells secrete thyroid hormones (T4，T3) and synthesize TG parafollicular cells secrete calcitonin,降钙素