Question

1)You are working in a pediatric ward. A family comes in – their toddler was diagnosed with a thymus disorder. What is one concern? Select one: a. The child may develop fertility issues during adolescence b. Type 1 diabetes c. Childhood-onset Huntington’s disease d. The child may be immunocompromised Clear my choice

2)

Label the parts of the neuron. You need to drag the O (circle) on the upper-left of the term to the number - got that? The circle above and to the left of the word needs to be dragged into the center of the number - not the whole term, just that small circle. Don't worry if the term pops up again in the Word Bank.

3)Abigail was first diagnosed with breast cancer – despite treatment, it has metastasized (moved from the breast tissue to another location). Her symptoms include increased blood pressure and heart rate, feelings of panic and anxiety, pain in the left-hand side of her belly: What endocrine gland has become cancerous?

Answer 1

1. Thymus is a lymphoid organ. Thymus is responsible for development of T cells that take parr in cell mediated immunity.
Thymus does not play a role in reproductive functions and thus thymus pathology will not cause infertility. So option  (a) is incorrect.
Type 1 diabetes is caused due to insufficiency of pancreatic cells to produce insulin. Thymus pathologies does not cause type 1 diabetes. Option (b) is incorrect.
Huntington disease is an inherited neurological disease and caused by lack of huntingtin protein which causes cell death. Thymus pathologies does not cause the disease. Option (c) is incorrect

Thymus is responsible for maturation of T cells take take part in cell mediated immunity and helps to protect body against infections. So if the patient has thymus disorder it will result in weak immunity.
Answer : d. The child may be immunocompromised