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Correct Answer: Thyroid hormone synthesis begins at 20th week of gestation
Description: The thyroid develops from the floor of the primitive pharynx during the third week of gestation. Rare ectopic location of thyroid tissue is at the base of the tongue (lingual thyroid) The hormone synthesis normally begins at about 11 weeks' gestation. Ref: Harrison, E-18, P-2911
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