I always watch these videos before endocrinology courses as a quick summary and to allow myself to study in a different way. Love these videos, although I wouldn't mind a little more in depth discussion regarding the synthesis/production of thyroid hormone. Thank you so much for the awesome videos!
Hey just a small anatomical correction. The Adam's Apple is actually located on the thyroid cartilage (the laryngeal prominence). The Adam's Apple labelled in the video is actually the cricoid cartilage. Thank you for all your videos.
His of speaking makes the information way easier to digest. The one thing I noticed is the positive and negative "feedback" he mentioned isn't a feedback loop, its just + and - signaling
Correction. The thyroid hormones are not lipid soluble due to their phenol hydroxide group being acidic as a result from iodine. Human cells have instead developed specific iodothyronine transporters at their cell membranes. This is one of very few examples of a hormone not being able to pass the cell membranes.
