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the thymus initially increases in size and then decreases in size from adolescence through old age.
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Which organ shrinks with age?
thymus
What lymphatic tissue shrinks with age?
thymus
What organ regresses considerably with age?
The thymus is the organ that regresses considerably with age.
What is very large in a child and will atrophy in advanced age?
thymus
What organ shows a remarkable degree of degeneration with age?
The Thymus
What gland atrophies as the person ages?
The thymus atrophies with age -- in youth it is responsible for building up a stockpile of T cells, and it begins to atrophy once it stops production. It then takes on a smaller role of stimulating the immune system -- at birth, the thymus weighs approx 15 grams. During puberty it weighs approx 35 grams. By age 25, it drops down to 25 grams, and by age 60 it weighs a mere 1/2 gram.
Which organ shrinks with age?
thymus
Which endocrine gland gets smaller as you get older?
Thymus gland:)
What lymphatic tissue shrinks with age?
thymus
This is largest in infants and shrink with age?
thymus
What organ regresses considerably with age?
The thymus is the organ that regresses considerably with age.
When does the thymus decrease in function?
Age factor; as individual gets old, thymus gland shrinks, thereby decreasing in function
What cells become immunocompetent when the thymus secretes hormones?
The lymphocytes become immunocompetent when the thymus secretes hormones. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that are found in a vertebrate's immune system.
What is very large in a child and will atrophy in advanced age?
thymus
What organ shows a remarkable degree of degeneration with age?
The Thymus
What lymphatic organ which is important to the immune process but gets smaller as one ages?
thymus
Which part of a girl becomes small with increasing age?
The thymus gland shrinks in size with age.
