GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What gland helps support the immune system by helping white blood cells produce antibodies?
A
Thyroid
B
Thymus
C
Adrenal
D
Ovaries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your thymus is a small gland in the lymphatic system that makes and trains special white blood cells called T-cells. The T-cells help your immune system fight disease and infection. Your thymus gland produces most of your T-cells before birth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thymus is an organ that is critically important to the immune system which serves as the body’s defense mechanism providing surveillance and protection against diverse pathogens, tumors, antigens and mediators of tissue damage.

Detailed explanation-3: -T Cells and B Cells They are lymphocytes generated in the thymus and bone marrow. B cells produce antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses. T cells also fight foreign presences, but in two ways: Helper T cells help B cells and Killer T cells grow. Killer T cells directly kill cells that have been infected.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin C are perhaps the most critical. Supplementation with these nutrients has been shown to improve thymic hormone function and cell-mediated immunity. Zinc may be the critical mineral involved in thymus gland function and thymus hormone action.

Detailed explanation-5: -The lymph nodes monitor the lymph flowing into them and produce cells and antibodies which protect our body from infection and disease. The spleen and thymus are lymphatic organs that monitor the blood and detect and respond to pathogens and malignant cells.

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