AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    A gland called 'Clock of ageing' that gradually reduces and degenerates in ageing is

    A) thyroid                

    B) thymus

    C) parathyroid                       

    D) pituitary

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Immunity theory suggests a link between ageing and disappearance of thymus gland by late middle age in man. Thymus stimulates the proliferation   of   lymphocytes,   increasing resistance to infection.


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