Question

    Which gland disapear during old

    age?
    A Pancreas Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Thyroid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Para-Thyroid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Thymus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The thymus is special in that, unlike most organs, it is at its largest in children. Once you reach puberty, the thymus starts to slowly shrink and become replaced by fat. By age 75, the thymus is little more than fatty tissue.

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