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

Pituitary gland - Sella tusica in skull

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Adrenal gland - below stomach

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Parathyroid gland - back side of the thyroid

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Thymus - behind the sternum bone

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Solution

The correct option is B Adrenal gland - below stomach
Our body has a pair of adrenal glands, one at the top of each kidney.

Pituitary gland is located in a bony cavity called sella tursica in the skull.
There are four parathyroid glands in our body which are present on the back side of the thyroid gland.
Thymus gland is located between lungs behind the sternum bone on the ventral side of aorta.

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