GENERAL HISTOLOGY

LYMPHATIC

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are small masses of lymphatic tissue found through the ilium region of the small intestine?
A
Tonsils
B
Thymus
C
Spleen
D
Peyer’s patch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These patches are small masses of lymphatic tissues found all through the ileum area (last portion of the small intestine) of the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Where are they located? Peyer’s patches are located in your small intestine, usually in the ileum area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tonsils are large non-encapsulated (or partially encapsulated) masses of lymphoid tissue, that lie in the walls of the pharynx and nasopharynx and at the base of the tongue. The luminal surface of the tonsils are covered with a stratified squamous epithelium (in common with the oral epithelia).

Detailed explanation-4: -Tonsils. Tonsils are small masses of tissue at the back of the mouth and nose and at the top of the throat. Tonsils have many lymphocytes. The adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil) is a single, small mass of lymphatic tissue in the back of the nose that contains lymphocytes.

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