- The
thymus (pl.:
thymuses or thymi) is a
specialized primary lymphoid organ of the
immune system.
Within the
thymus,
thymus cell
lymphocytes or T cells...
- A
thymoma is a
tumor originating from the
epithelial cells of the
thymus that is
considered a rare neoplasm.
Thymomas are
frequently ****ociated with neuromuscular...
- homeostasis. The
pineal gland,
thymus gland,
pituitary gland,
thyroid gland, and the two
adrenal glands are all
endocrine glands.
Exocrine glands secrete their...
-
Thymus hyperplasia refers to an
enlargement ("hyperplasia") of the
thymus. It is not
always a
disease state. The size of the
thymus usually peaks during...
- hypothalamus, pancreas, and
thymus also
function as
endocrine glands,
among other functions. (The
hypothalamus and
pituitary glands are
organs of the neuroendocrine...
- the
thoracic wall. It
contains organs including the heart, lungs, and
thymus gland, as well as
muscles and
various other internal structures. Many diseases...
- present,
supplies blood to the
thyroid gland primarily, or the trachea, the
parathyroid gland and the
thymus gland (as
thymica accessoria) in rare cases...
-
immune disorders. The
thymus gland cells form part of the body's
immune system. In
those with
myasthenia gravis, the
thymus gland is
large and abnormal...
- then
migrate to the
thymus gland to
develop (or mature). T
cells derive their name from the
thymus.
After migration to the
thymus, the
precursor cells...
- thymectomy.
There are a
number of
surgical approaches to the
removal of the
thymus gland:
transternal (through the
breast bone),
transcervical (through a small...
