the thymus gland is located near the nipples on a cow.
the thymus gland is located near the nipples on a cow.
where is the thymus gland located on a cow?
near the nipples
bullet::::- aesophageal webs – thin membranes located in the esophagus. abnormalities can cause constrictions within the esophagus.









































bullet::::- globus pharyngis – commonly referred to as lumps in ones throat









































bullet::::- myasthenia gravis – the thymus gland is thought to be necessary for the deletion of auto-reactive t cells, and seems to have an important role in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis. in patients the thymus is typically enlarged, and contains many germinal centres with t and b cell areas very similar to those seen in lymph nodes. the tumour in thymoma associated disease is typically epithelial in nature.
aphagia
the absence of a thymic shadow on chest x-rays is also indicative of x-scid. in a normal child, a distinctive sailboat shaped shadow near the heart can be seen. the thymus gland in normal patients will gradually decrease in size because the need for the thymus gland diminishes. the decrease in the size of the thymus gland occurs because the body already has a sufficient number of developed t-cells. however, a patient with x-scid will be born with an abnormally small thymus gland at birth. this indicates that the function of thymus gland, of forming developed t-cells, has been impaired.
x-linked severe combined immunodeficiency