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Where is thymus gland located?

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It is bilobed structure located just above the heart and aorta behind the sternum
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Knowledge Check

  • The pituitary gland is located in:

    A
    Rathke's pouch
    B
    Sella turcica
    C
    Behind the third ventricle of brain
    D
    Just above the heart
  • Assertion : B lymphocytes leave the bone marrow and mature in thymus gland. Reason : Once mature, they accumulate in the same areas of T cellls.

    A
    Assertion and Reason are correct, Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
    B
    Assertion and Reason are correct, Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
    C
    Assertion are correct, Reason is wrong.
    D
    Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
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