APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What causes T cells to become immunocompetent by secretion of thymosin & thymopoietin
A
spleen
B
lymph nodes
C
lymphatic vessels
D
thymus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thymus. The thymus is an immune organ controlling the development of lymphocytes. It also produces thymopoietins and thymosins, which are hormones important to the immune system (Wilson, 2009).

Detailed explanation-2: -Immunoincompetent T cell precursors from the bone marrow enter the cortex of the thymus to proliferate and become immunocompetent T cells. To do this, they must contact various epithelial reticular cells of the cortex and develop some and eliminate other surface markers.

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