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Choose the incorrect option with respect to the location of the gland.

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Thyroid - on either side of the trachea
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Parathyroid - back side of the thyroid gland
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Thymus - base of the skull
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Pineal gland - base of the forebrain
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Solution

The correct option is C Thymus - base of the skull
The thymus gland is located behind the sternum bone of the rib cage on the ventral side of the aorta. It is the pituitary gland which is located in a bony depression called sella turcica in the base of the brain.

The thyroid gland is located in the neck on either side of the trachea.

There are four parathyroid glands which are located on the back side of the thyroid gland.

The pineal gland is located at the base of the forebrain on the dorsal side.

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