Directions
Read the following questions. Choose the right answer.
There is only ONE correct answer to each question.
In which of the following individuals can the thymus gland be seen to be well developed during autopsy?
- 10 year-old male
- 20 year-old male
- 30 year-old male
- 40 year-old male
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Correct answer: A. 10 year-old male
Why
The thymus gland is largest and most developed in childhood/early youth and shrinks (involutes) with age — of the ages listed, the 10-year-old would show it most developed.