Tag Emily Midura MD

I Embryology and Anatomy A General 1. Paired, retroperitoneal glands superior and medial to kidney 2. Weight 4–5 g; yellow in color because of high lipid content B Arterial Supply 1. Superior adrenal artery—branch of inferior phrenic artery 2. Middle…

I Embryology A Thyroid Development 1. At 3 weeks’ gestation, this is the first endocrine organ to develop. 2. It originates as an outgrowth of the pharyngeal endoderm at the base of the tongue (foramen cecum). 3. Epithelialized endoderm migrates…