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List the components of the Lymphatic system.
There are 8 components
1) Lymphatic nodules
2) Lymph nodes
3) Lymphatic vessels
4) Spleen
5) Tonsils
6) Gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT)
7) Thymus
8) Bone marrow
Which two components form the primary or central lymphoid organs?
Thymus and Bone marrow
Differentiate between B-cells and T-cells.
1) Both B and T are developed in the bone marrow, but T-cells matures in the thymus; B cells mature in the bone marrow.
2) B cells are functionally heterogeneous; T cells are functionally diverse
3) B cells are responsible for humoral immune response; T cells are responsible for cell-mediated immune response.
What are the similarities between B and T cells?
They are both adaptive specific, and are immunocompetant cells (they have the capability to response to just one specific molecule).
They are both produced in the bone marrow.
What are the 4 components of the stroma in the spleen?
The capsule
Trabeculae
Reticular Framework
Blood Sinusoids
What are the 2 components of the parenchyma?
White pulp and Red pulp
The capsules in the spleen and lymph node are very similar, what are they made up of?
Dense Connective Tissue.