APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

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ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

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Lymphatic tissue found in the walls of the small intestine that destroy bacteria and prevent it from infecting and penetrating the walls of the intestine are known as
A
Peyer’s patches
B
chyme
C
chyle
D
interstitial fluid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Peyer’s patches are found in the wall of the small intestine. Function. The macrophages of Peyer’s patches are in an ideal position to capture and destroy bacteria (always present in tremendous numbers in the intestine), thereby preventing them from penetrating the intestinal wall. Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peyer’s patches also referred to as aggregated lymphoid nodules form a significant portion of the immune system by supervising the intestinal bacteria population and checking the growth of the pathogenic bacteria in the intestines.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Peyer’s patches, the B lymphocytes reside in the germinal centers of these follicles where their maturation takes place, and the T lymphocytes are in the parafollicular zone. The Peyer’s patches at their apices contain M (microfold) cells, enterocytes expressing MHC class II.

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