I need a link to a good, color photograph of a sheep's THYROID gland
AND a diagram of its position in the sheep's neck relative to other
tissue and the thymus.   Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 26 Jun 2005 10:21 PDT

Hello Starshower,

Please take a look at the following images.

Slide 8:.Hyperplastic thyroid glands of an iodine-deficient sheep
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/medsci520/cell_injury.htm

The larger image here shows normal thyroid glands.
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/medsci520/images/ci/ci8.jpg

Here is a sheep anatomy image gallery of the head and neck.
http://137.222.110.150/restricted/gallery/album150
Click on thumbnails to enlarge each image.


Could you please let me know if these images serve your purpose?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by starshower-ga on 26 Jun 2005 13:04 PDT

Hi there Bobbie,
These are helpful, but what I really need is a photo of the sheep's
thyroid in place (as during a dissection), or a good diagram of it
still in place from the front -as distinct from the thymus
(sweetbreads).   My objective is to help the sheep packer identify it
and cut it out to save.  Once a sheep's windpipe with attachments is
removed at the slaughterhouse, it loses all integrity and pretty much
looks like slops wrapped in stringy fat and connective tissue, unless
you know exactly where to find something and are familiar with its
structure. I'd be happy to leave a nice tip if you can find something
that shows the front of the thyroid gland still in the sheep.  Thanks,
ES

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 26 Jun 2005 15:56 PDT

Thank you for your clarification. If I find better images IŽll let you know.

Regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by hummer-ga on 26 Jun 2005 16:22 PDT

Hi starshower,

Is the thyroid here, by any chance?
http://www.gen.umn.edu/courses/1135/lab/heartlab/brachicephalicinsitu.gif

hummer

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Request for Question Clarification by hummer-ga on 26 Jun 2005 16:25 PDT

Forgot to post this one -
http://137.222.110.150/restricted/gallery/album208/thymus_ventral_view_sheep_fresh_photo