DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2006

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    Which gland atrophies in adult?

    A)  Pituitary       

    B)  Thymus

    C)  Thyroid        

    D)  Adrenal

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Thymus is prominant gland at the time of birthbut it gradually atrophies in adult. It is a soft pinkish bilobed mass of lymphoid tissue. Pituitary gland is attached to brain by a stalk, the infundibulum which is continuous with the hypothalamus and above. The pituitary gland is dual in origin. Adrenal gland or gland of emergency is paired structure located on the top of the kidney. Thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland located anterior to the thyroid cartilage of larynx in the neck. The gland is well supplied with blood vessels.


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