MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The thumus is located ____ ?
A
Near the neck
B
In the throat area
C
In the groin
D
In the Arm pits
E
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The location of your thymus gland is in your upper chest behind your breastbone (sternum). It sits between your lungs in a part of your chest called the mediastinum. Your thymus is just in front of and above your heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thymus gland is located in the anterior part of the chest, right behind the breastbone (or the sternum) and between the lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thymus sits anterior to the great vessels of the heart and deep to the sternum.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thymus is a soft organ with two lobes that is located anterior to the ascending aorta and posterior to the sternum.

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