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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2015

When playing a child received a hit to the presternum region. As a result of this trauma an organ located behind the presternum was damaged. Name this organ:

Answer options

  1. Pericardium
  2. Heart
  3. Thyroid gland
  4. Thymus
  5. Larynx
Correct answer

Thymus

Explanation

The Presternal region is the region of the thorax overlying the sternum, the thymus is located here. P.S.; Do you know what the Thymus is named after?

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