ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
What is the location for processing immature T lymphocytes until they mature?
|
|
Lymph Node
|
|
|
Spleen
|
|
|
Thymus Gland
|
|
|
Tonsils
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -T lymphocytes develop from a common lymphoid progenitor in the bone marrow that also gives rise to B lymphocytes, but those progeny destined to give rise to T cells leave the bone marrow and migrate to the thymus (see Fig. 7.2). This is the reason they are called thymus-dependent (T) lymphocytes or T cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary function of the thymus is the processing and maturation of special lymphocytes called T-lymphocytes or T-cells. While in the thymus, the lymphocytes do not respond to pathogens and foreign agents.
Detailed explanation-3: -T lymphocytes originate in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus gland.
There is 1 question to complete.