PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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decreases blood calcium
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increases bone calcium levels
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stimulates the immune response in children
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produces a hormone that increases blood
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Detailed explanation-1: -The thymus gland is an important part of your immune system. It helps train the white blood cells that protect your immune system. Fortunately, most of your T-cells were produced before you were even born, and the rest were made during childhood and throughout puberty.
Detailed explanation-2: -THE THYMUS IS A PRIMARY LYMPHOID ORGAN ESSENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF T LYMPHOCYTES WHICH ORCHESTRATE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thymus gland, located behind your sternum and between your lungs, is only active until puberty. The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ for T lymphocyte development and maturation that mediates immune defense against foreign antigens, immune tolerance to self-antigens, and immune surveillance on tumor cells.