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Chapter 21, Problem 11CYU
Summary Introduction
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The layers of embryo from which the thymus, the tonsils, the spleen, and the lymph nodes are derived.
Introduction:
The lymphatic system is associated with the collection and filtration of the lymph and then, draining it into the blood circulation. The structures of the lymphatic system are present throughout the body. Some of the lymphatic structures are developed before birth and some after birth. The lymphatic structures are derived from the embryonic layers.
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It sometimes is difficult to distinguish the different lymphoid organs from one another in histological sections. How would you tell the thymus from a lymph node? (a) Only the thymus has a cortex and medulla; (b) lymphocytes are far less densely packed in the thymus than in the lymph node; (c) the thymus contains no blood vessels; (d) only the thymus has distinct lobules and thymic corpuscles.
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Chapter 21 Solutions
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