Levator glandulae thyroideae muscle

Of the Levator glandulae thyroideae muscle is a skeletal muscle that belongs to the thyroid gland. This supplies the body with the thyroid hormone TSH and is involved in the transport of the lymph due to the interaction with the surrounding arteries. The muscle is responsible for lifting the thyroid gland while breathing.

What is the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle?

With "Musculus levator glandulae thyroideae" the medicine names one of the lower hyoid muscles.

The levator glandulae thyroideae muscle (Thyroid muscle) is close to the jawbone and allows the thyroid to lift while chewing and breathing. The above-mentioned muscle is logically present in all people and is not formed with the help of new blood vessels or a specific clinical picture

Anatomy & structure

Due to the fact that the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle is not an independent organ or organ system, but only a muscle (musculus), when choosing its anatomical definition, its parent muscle will be referred to.

The muscle is in front of the larynx. This belongs to the respiratory organs. The levator glandulae thyroideae muscle is located on the isthmus glandulae thyroidea (the central part of the thyroid gland that connects its lobes). The muscle is made up of connective tissue. The larynx, located on the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle, lies behind the central part of the thyroid gland and is connected to the superior thyroid artery (upper thyroid artery), which opens into the carotid artery.

Function & tasks

The levator glandulae thyroideae muscle contributes to the harmonization of the hormonal balance with the help of the arteries that flow into it. It stores the iodine taken in with food in the body, which ensures the embryonic brain development and the formation of bones and other organs.

The thyroid also uses the iodine to produce thyroid hormones, the thyronines. The thyroid hormones are responsible, among other things, for regulating the circulatory and cardiac function as well as blood pressure and metabolism. This prevents other circulatory diseases such as cardiac arrhythmias; Heart attack and cardiac arrest. Blood pressure regulates the speed of blood in the body and the movement of the heart. It thus supports its supply with oxygen.

Because the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle is not least connected to the thyroid arteries, the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle also takes over the blood supply to this gland. In relation to the defense, the thyroid is generally important, since an unregulated hormone balance weakens the body and thus also the defense. Substances that are hazardous to health, which enter the body through the air and food, are carried away by the proper transport of blood through the heart via the liver.

Healthy foods and important therapeutics are also carried into the body through the arteries. Normal arterial pressure causes the natural rapidity of blood flow. Some muscles in the head area are involved in this process, the branches of which lead into the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle.

Diseases

In the same sense, all problems should now be explained that are fundamentally set in motion by an impairment of the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle, because its importance in no way differs from the properties of the other muscles or tissues.

As a result, there is also a risk of degeneration in the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle as it ages. Malfunctions can also occur. If the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle is affected, the entire thyroid is also affected. If thyroid disease is left untreated, nodules can develop that can develop into cancer. Depending on the stage, this can lead to metastasis and even death.

A so-called "goiter", a thickening of the throat, can also arise from an untreated hypothyroidism. This thickening can put pressure on the larynx and cause discomfort similar to laryngitis. Mental symptoms, such as depression when the thyroid is underactive and agitation when the thyroid is overactive, must be treated by eliminating the thyroid problem. Degenerate cells can also be conducted to other organs such as the liver, stomach or brain via the adjacent arterial vessels. The levator glandulae thyroideae muscle is exposed to the same risks as for muscles in general. Cigarettes, foods that are too fatty and alcohol all promote high blood pressure and metabolic ailments and thus accelerate the aging process, including the muscles.

Such diseases can aggravate existing lesions on the muscles. In the degeneration of the levator glandulae thyroideae muscle, the movement of the thyroid gland can be disturbed, which leads to swallowing difficulties or pressure on the larynx. The side effects of some medicinal products may be responsible for muscle damage. All in all, changes in the muscles will be detected with imaging tests. A wholesome diet and a satisfactory level of physical exercise can generally prevent muscle damage.

Sometimes iodine supplements and thyroid hormones in tablet form are also unavoidable if the thyroid is underactive. Once damage has occurred to the organ, it is usually difficult to revise it without surgery. That is why the thyroid gland is removed as a last resort when its disorder poses a threat to life, for example cancer. The progression of the aging process and the rest of the life span of the human being is nevertheless partly determined by the condition of the muscles and tissues.