Thorax

Thymus

This structure is present in the model and can be selected, rotated and isolated. No written description has been recorded for it yet — the atlas will show you its system and its position.

NEET points

Class 11 · Unit V · Human Physiology · Chemical Coordination and Integration

  • A lobed structure behind the sternum, large in a child and shrinking with age.
  • It secretes thymosins, which drive the differentiation of T-lymphocytes, so it belongs to both the endocrine and the immune answer.

Chapter numbering moved when NCERT rationalised its books in 2023 and the NTA has revised the NEET syllabus since, so this maps by unit and title. It is a study aid, not a syllabus.