endocrine gland that is located in the anterior part of the lower neck, below the larynx (voice box), one of the largest endocrine glands in the body found in the neck, inferior to (below) the thyroid cartilage (Adam's apple) and at approximately the same level as the cricoid cartilage, kahe sagarana kaelal hingetoru ja kõri ees ning külgedel paiknev, umbes 30–40 g kaaluv sisenõrenääre