Espiral Atlas
OrganHead and neck

Fibrous capsule and sheath of the thyroid

capsula fibrosa glandulae thyroideae

The capsule surrounds the gland; outside it there is a loose fascial sheath.

Head and neck – 3D human anatomy atlas

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