Mikaela Shiffrin (L) celebrates with Melanie Meillard of Switzerland at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup City Event on Jan. 1, 2018 in Oslo, Norway. Mikaela Shiffrin rang in the new year with yet another milestone victory. Shiffrin, the overall leader in the world cup standings, fought her way through dense fog and cruised to a world cup victory Monday in the city event held in Oslo, Norway. She beat Switzerlandâs Wendy Holdener to become the first woman to win two city event world cups.
Â© 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck. Your thyroid lies below your Adamâs apple, along the front of the windpipe.The thyroid has two side lobes, connected by a bridge (isthmus) in the middle.When the thyroid is its normal size, you canât feel it. Brownish-red in color, the thyroid is rich with blood vessels. 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits low on the front of the neck. Your thyroid lies below your Adamâs apple, along the front of the windpipe.
The thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower front of the neck, above the collarbones, and below the voice box (larynx). Your thyroid gland makes hormones that help control the function of many of your bodyâs organs, including your heart, brain, liver, kidneys, and skin. Your thyroid gland is located in this area of your neck. 2  While focusing on this area in the mirror, tip your head back. 3  Take a drink of water and swallow. 4  As you swallow, look at your neck. 5  Check for any bulges or protrusions in this area when you swallow.