Assignment task: A patient enters your clinic complaining of anxiety and the inability to sleep. She explains that for the past year or so, the stress of law school has become difficult to manage, likely attributing to her symptoms. However, you notice that her eyes appear swollen, and when you take her pulse, it seems irregularly fast. The patient does not appear to be concerned about these symptoms, and explains that her father experienced similar eye problems. You ask the patient if she has experienced any significant weight loss throughout this period of time; she says yes, but claims this is likely due to the stress. Rather than simply increasingly prescribing an anti-anxiety medication, you decide to run some tests.
What endocrine gland do you suspect might be implicated in the patient's symptoms Thyroid Gland?