This organ is absent or underdeveloped in a syndrome whose other symptoms include tetralogy of Fallot defects and hypocalcemia, DiGeorge syndrome. Tumors originating from the epithelial cells of this organ are more common in patients with myasthenia gravis. Within this organ are lobules consisting of reticular cells, along with flattened cells known as Hassall's corpuscles. Its follicles are composed of cortical and medullary tissue, the former of which consists mostly of (*) lymphoid cells. Aft
This organ is absent or underdeveloped in a syndrome whose other symptoms include tetralogy of Fallot defects and hypocalcemia, DiGeorge syndrome. Tumors originating from the epithelial cells of this organ are more common in patients with myasthenia gravis. Within this organ are lobules consisting of reticular cells, along with flattened cells known as Hassall's corpuscles. Its follicles are composed of cortical and medullary tissue, the former of which consists mostly of (*) lymphoid cells. After puberty, this structure begins undergoes involution, a process during which much of it is replaced by adipose tissue. Located behind the sternum and between the lungs, the main products generated in this structure are divided into helper and cytotoxic varieties. For 10 points, name this organ of the immune system, the site of production of T cells.
This organ is absent or underdeveloped in a syndrome whose other symptoms include tetralogy of Fallot defects and hypocalcemia, DiGeorge syndrome.