APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Thymus gland The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ recognised as having both immune and endocrine functions. Its major immune role is to act as the site where T lymphocytes (T cells) mature before being released into the general circulation. T cells play many diverse immune roles in specific immunity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Location. The thymus gland is a soft bilobed organ which is encapsulated. It lies in the superior mediastinum and in the anterior part of the inferior mediastinum, close to the pericardium. The thymus sits anterior to the great vessels of the heart and deep to the sternum.