title: [Macroscopic anatomy of the human fetal thymus in the 2d half of uterine life].
abstract: The dissection under an operative microscope of 46 foetuses from a homogeneous series measuring 80 to 390 mm C-R (crown-rump) is the subject of a gross anatomic study of the thymus. The authors point out the size, the lobulation and connections with the vascular pedicles of the neck: the thyropericardeal sheet.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000196:embryology*
vernacular_title: Anatomie macroscopique du thymus foetal humain dans la seconde moitié de la vie intra-utérine.