The thyroid gland is the biggest gland in the neck. It is situated in the anterior (front) neck below the skin and muscle layers. The thyroid gland takes the shape of a butterfly with the two wings being represented by the left and right thyroid lobes which wrap around the trachea. Goiters ~ A thyroid goiter is a dramatic enlargement of the thyroid gland. 2  Goiters are often removed because of cosmetic reasons or, more commonly, because they compress other vital structures of the neck including the trachea and the esophagus making breathing and swallowing difficult.
Ixonia is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ixonia, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census. Ixonia is located at 43Â°08â²38â³N 88Â°35â²50â³W / 43.14389Â°N 88.59722Â°W / 43.14389; -88.59722 (43.1438923, -88.5973230). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 kmÂ²), all land.
Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 75,382. The county seat is St. Johns. The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton. Clinton County is included in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.