One severe disorder affecting this gland is called myxedema coma, and a severe overproduction of hormone here results in its namesake "storm.
One severe disorder affecting this gland is called myxedema coma, and a severe overproduction of hormone here results in its namesake "storm." One way to calm an overproduction of hormone here is by creating a Wolff-Chaikoff block using an overabundance of a necessary ion, and that overproduction most notably results in a protrusion of the eyeballs. This is, for 10 points, what gland affected by diseases like Plummer's, Hashimoto's, and Grave's disease and requires iodine to synthesize its namesake hormone?
One severe disorder affecting this gland is called myxedema coma, and a severe overproduction of hormone here results in its namesake "storm.
Thyroid gland