Lymph 2 Flashcards
What part of the parenchyma contain the lymphoid nodules- B cells?
Cortex
What part of the parenchyma contain T cells and HEVs?
Paracortex
What part of the parenchyma contain cords/sinuses?
Medulla
What cells are located in cords of the medulla?
Plasma cells
What lymph organ has the function of selection and maturation of T cells?
Thymus
What type of tissue is the thymus eventually replaced with?
Adipose
What derm does the pharyngeal pouches arise from?
Endoderm
What derm does the histiocytes (macrophages and monocytes) and lymphocytes arise from?
Mesoderm
The medulla is _________ between lobules in the thymus
Continuous
The stroma of the thymus has a ___________ stroma that has very few reticular fibers + epithelial reticular cells
Cytoreticular
What type of stroma in the thymus :
also also called APCs
Are linked by desmosomes
Produce cytokeratins
Some release cytokines
Cytorectiular
The _______ of the thymus has small T cells
Cortex
The ______ of the thymus has stroma and fewer larger lymphocytes
Medulla
What part of the thymus contains Hassalls corpuscles?
Medulla
The Hassalls corpuscles are part of the ____ reticulum
Cytoreticulum