MICROANATOMY

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your thymus is a small gland in the lymphatic system that makes and trains special white blood cells called T-cells. The T-cells help your immune system fight disease and infection.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thymus is an organ that is critically important to the immune system which serves as the body’s defense mechanism providing surveillance and protection against diverse pathogens, tumors, antigens and mediators of tissue damage.

Detailed explanation-4: -T Cells and B Cells They are lymphocytes generated in the thymus and bone marrow. B cells produce antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses. T cells also fight foreign presences, but in two ways: Helper T cells help B cells and Killer T cells grow. Killer T cells directly kill cells that have been infected.

Detailed explanation-5: -Zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin C are perhaps the most critical. Supplementation with these nutrients has been shown to improve thymic hormone function and cell-mediated immunity. Zinc may be the critical mineral involved in thymus gland function and thymus hormone action.