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thymus is |
the primary immunological organ for the development of cellular immunity |
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it has |
2 lobes joined together |
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it's situated in the |
mediastinum above the pericardium, in front of the superior vena cava, between the 2 mediastinal layers of the pleura and behind the sternum |
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during childhood it extends down to the |
4th rib |
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during childhood the superficial surface of the thymus is arranged in |
lobules, these are composed of smaller lobules |
