BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS
LYMPH NODES
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lymphatic capillaries
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larger lymphatic vessels
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lymph nodes
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(lymphatic) organs
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Detailed explanation-1: -The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other diseases. This system includes the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels (a network of thin tubes that carry lymph and white blood cells).
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two primary lymphatic organs: the red bone marrow and the thymus gland. The development of white blood cells (haemopoesis) was covered briefly in the section on blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.