MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
lymphoid tissue
A
resembling or pertaining to lymph tissue
B
proteins that signal cells to start the immune response
C
fluid placed between the tissue spaces
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -lymphoid tissue, cells and organs that make up the lymphatic system, such as white blood cells (leukocytes), bone marrow, and the thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also refers to tissue in which lymphocytes develop.

Detailed explanation-3: -A lymphoid tissue is simply a tissue in which lymphocytes are found. Lymphoid tissues range in organization from diffuse arrangements of individual cells to encapsulated organs (Fig. 2-8). Lymphoid follicles are organized cylindrical clusters of lymphocytes that, when gathered into groups, are called lymphoid patches.

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