The anatomy of the thymus gland / by Sir Astley Cooper.

  • Astley Cooper
Date:
1832
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The anatomy of the thymus gland / by Sir Astley Cooper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    Second. It is formed of two ropes whicli can be witli care unravelled, and they are of considerable length. Third. The ropes are constituted of small and large lobes which appear as knots upon the rope. Four til. These are disposed in a spiral or serpentine course, from the upper part of the cervical, to the lower extremity of the thoracic portion. Fifth. Each portion of the rope is a secretory struc- ture. Sixth. The lobes contain secretory cavities or cells, which may be readily shewn by filling the Gland with alcohol, air, gelatin, or even wax. Seventh. A pouch of communication exists between the lobes and the reservoir. Eighth. The Gland has a central cavity or reservoir. Ninth. This cavity is not straight, but spiral or ser- pentine. Tenth. The reservoir is lined by a very vascular mucous membrane. Eleventh. The ropes of the Gland pass in a spiral or ser- pentine direction around the mucous membrane, which lines and principally forms the reservoir, and these ropes being united by that membrane to each other, assist in forming the cavity.
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