The Thymus: Your Immune System's Secret Weapon

Today we’re talking about the most underrated organ in your entire body… THE THYMUS. Yep,

that little blob in your chest that no one remembers from science class? It’s actually the

training school for T-cells — your body’s superhero fighters. Think of the thymus

as: Hogwarts, but for your immune system. Here’s how it works: Immature T-cells

show up like confused freshmen. The cortex trains them intensely — only the strong

survive. Then they move to the medulla, where the mature ones graduate and

become official disease-fighters. Diplomas not included. Now, here’s the wild

part— Babies have a BIG thymus. On X-ray, it looks like a