MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

LYMPH NODES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which filters lymph, provides immune surveillance, and produces lymphocytes?
A
Lymph Node
B
Thymus
C
Spleen
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lymph node provides a highly organized microarchitecture that supports optimal immune surveillance. The “filtered” lymph fluid, as well as naïve and activated lymphocytes, exit the lymph node via efferent lymphatic vessels.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thymus is a specialized organ of the immune system, located between the breast bone and heart. It produces lymphocytes, is important for T cell maturation (T for thymus-derived).

Detailed explanation-3: -Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped tissues found along the lymphatic vessels. The lymph nodes act as filters.

Detailed explanation-4: -spleen is a site of interaction between blood-borne antigens and lymphocytes and another site for lymphocyte activation and proliferation. Lymph Nodes. Lymph nodes occur along the course of the lymphatic vessels. They filter the lymph as it drains back to the bloodstream. Lymph nodes are important sites of interaction.

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