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What gland is located beneath the sternum and between the lungs?
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∙ 13y ago
"The thymus gland lies just beneath the upper part of the breastbone in the middle of the chest.
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∙ 13y agoThe thymus.
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Where is the thymus situated?
It is a gland just above the heart. It plays an important role in the development of the immune response to invasion of the body by pathogens.
Is the thymus located within the mediastinum behind the sternum?
The thymus is located behind the sternum, within the mediastinum and in front of the heart. The thymus is a lymphoid gland.
What is the muscular organ behind the sternum between the lungs?
the liverThe heart.The heart.It is the heartHearttickertickerHeart, may beThe heart is the muscular organ located between the lungs.The heart.
Where is the posterior pituitary gland located?
The posterior pituitary is located in a portion of the sphenoid bone called the sella turcica. It is attached to the anterior pituitary gland by the pars intermedia which is a thin layer of endocrine tissue. The posterior pituitary is actually just an extension of the neural tissue that composes the hypothalamus.
What two endocrine glands are located in the brain?
LH production
Is the thymus gland located in the mediastinum?
Yes. It is located behind the sternum, between the lung pleura and in front of the heart.
Where is the thymus situated?
It is a gland just above the heart. It plays an important role in the development of the immune response to invasion of the body by pathogens.
Is the thymus located within the mediastinum behind the sternum?
The thymus is located behind the sternum, within the mediastinum and in front of the heart. The thymus is a lymphoid gland.
What is a two-lobed ductless gland located beneath the cerebrum?
Pituitory gland
What is breast?
The sternum.
What is the muscular organ behind the sternum between the lungs?
the liverThe heart.The heart.It is the heartHearttickertickerHeart, may beThe heart is the muscular organ located between the lungs.The heart.
What does the does the thymus gland do?
The thymus gland lies beneath the sternum (breastbone) and above the trachea (wind pipe) and heart. There are two lobes to this gland and each are made of Lymphatic tissue. It establishes the immune sysetem from the time of gestation until puberty. After puberty it begins to shrink.Thymus gland is where leukocytes aquire means to chemically identify specific foreign invaders and where Immature T cells from bone marrow move to thymus gland and mature.
Where is the putuitary gland located?
It is a pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain between the optic nerves.
What gland deals with metabolism?
The pituitary gland located in the brain beneath the hypothalamus part of brain is the queen of human endocrine system. It controls the functioning of all other glands hence it is responsible for body metabolism
What is the shortest gland in human body?
the pituitary gland, and is also the one that produces the most hormones.
What is the ductless gland under the breastbone?
Thymus gland"The thymus gland lies just beneath the upper part of the breastbone in the middle of the chest.
What is the location of the pituitary gland?
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the skull between the optic nerves.
