By-Mr. ASHOK BISHNOILecturer JINR

Primary lymphatic organ in the body.

Position:- it is located over the heart and/or in the neck area, anterior to the ascending aorta and posterior to the sternum.

The thymus consists of two lobes enclosed in a capsule and is further divided internally

Weight:- 10-15 gm at birth & grows until puberty

Function :-Secretion of thymosin (It help for development T-

lymphocyte)