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Fetal Thymus
Thymus lymphoid tissue, overview 20th week of gestation.
- thymus is enclosed by a thin connective tissue capsule
- numerous septa extend into the thymus subdividing the two lobes
- two lobes divided into into numerous lobules (about 0.5 -2 mm in diameter).
- Blood vessels enter and leave the thymus via the connective tissue septa.
- Each lobulus is divided into
- Fetal Thymus Cortex - a darker peripheral zone.
- Fetal Thymus Medulla - a lighter central zone.
- Medullary tissue is continuous from lobule to lobule throughout each lobe.
See Unlabeled overview and also compare this structure with the Adult Thymus.
- Thymus Histology: Fetal Thymus overview | Fetal Thymus Medulla | Fetal Thymus Cortex | Adult Thymus | unlabeled fetal overview | unlabeled fetal medulla |unlabeled fetal thymic corpuscle |unlabeled fetal cortex | unlabeled adult overview | Category:Thymus | Immune System Development
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 19) Embryology Fetal thymus.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Fetal_thymus.jpg
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
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