ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The thymus is located in the upper anterior (front) part of your chest directly behind your sternum and between your lungs. The pinkish-gray organ has two thymic lobes. The thymus reaches its maximum weight (about 1 ounce) during puberty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thymus. The thymus is located in the upper part of the chest and produces white blood cells that fight infections and destroy abnormal cells. Adrenal gland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thymus is a small organ located just behind the breast bone (sternum) in the front part of the chest.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thymus gland is in the chest between the lungs. It makes white blood cells (T lymphocytes) which are part of the immune system and help fight infection. The thymus gland is in the chest, between the lungs and behind the breastbone or sternum. It is just in front of and above the heart.

Detailed explanation-5: -The thymus sits anterior to the great vessels of the heart and deep to the sternum. It extends from the level of the inferior poles thyroid gland above, to the fourth costal cartilage.