KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 17 · KROK (Dentistry)
Histological investigation of a 40-year-old man’s thymus revealed the following: decreased part of parenchymatous elements, increased part of adipose and loose connective tissues, high concentration of thymic bodies with total organ weight remaining the same. Name this phenomenon:
- A. Age-related thymic involution
- B. Accidental thymic involution
- C. Thymic atrophy
- D. Thymic dystrophy
- E. Thymic hypotrophy
Hint
Weigh the clues together: gradual replacement of parenchyma by fat, more thymic corpuscles and preserved organ weight in an adult. Which process fits this pattern?
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