Parathyroid glands
glandulae parathyroideae
Outside the capsule of the thyroid, on the medial half of the posterior surface of each lobe, within the sheath.

In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Structure
Related clinical cases
- Thyroidectomy and the recurrent laryngeal nerves
- Accidental removal of the parathyroids