PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Question
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Which gland regulates the immune system; helps fight disease?
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Ovaries
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Testes
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Pituitary
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Thymus
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Explanation:
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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Physiologically, thymus is under neuroendocrine control. It is apparent that the circulating levels of distinct peptide hormones are necessary to maintain a series of biological functions related both to microenvironmental and lymphoid cells of the organ.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thymus is part of both the lymphatic system and the endocrine system.
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