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Fig. 6. Thyroid and Parathyroid Human Embryo 24.2 mm

Drawings of graphic reconstructions from an embryo 24.2 mm (No. 2937). Anterior view.

Not the anomalous undescended third branchial complex on the left side which contrasts strikingly with the normal condition on the right side. Note the median swelling in the median thyroid lobes at places where lateral thyroid bodies have been incorporated.

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Reference

Norris, E.H. The parathyroid glands and the lateral thyroid in man: Their morphogenesis, histogenesis, topographic anatomy and prenatal growth. Contributions to Embryology No. 159 249- 294. (1937)

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