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Thymus Gland
Anatomy
Question | Answer |
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What size it in children? | large. |
What is it primarily considered? | lymphatic. |
What does it do through adulthood? | atrophies. |
What comes with old age? | vestigial fat and fibrous tissue. |
What is thymosin and thymopoietin? | they are critical in development of the immune system because they stimulate production of lymphocytes involved in immune response (T-Cells) |