lymphoid tissue 2

Question 1

Prevents circulating antigens from reaching developing T cells in the cortex of the Thymus

Answer 1

Thymus-blood barrier

Question 2

jobs of the spleen

Answer 2

• trap antigens
• reservoir for 1/3 of platelets
• hematopoiesis takes place here
• macrophages present destroy red blood cells

Question 3

germinal center, corona, central artery, periarteriol lymphoid sheaths make up

Answer 3

white pulp in spleen

Question 4

where red and white pulp interact

Answer 4

marginal zone

Question 5

splenic chord formed by reticular cells, splenic sinusoid, pennicillar arteries, macrophage sheathed capillaries, circulating blood cells make up the …..

Answer 5

red pulp

Question 6

smallest, most encapsulated lymphoid organs

Answer 6

lymph nodes

Question 7

remove cellular debris, produce lymphocytes, add antibodies

Answer 7

lymph nodes

Question 8

entry and exit point of lymph node

Answer 8

hilum

Question 9

B cell rich cortex

Answer 9

outer cortex of lymph node

Question 10

T cell rich cortex

Answer 10

inner cortex of lymph node

Question 11

has a cortex and medulla, does not have lymphoid nodules, does not have cords and sinuses. Hint: has Hassle’s Corpuscles

Answer 11

Thymus

Question 12

has a cortex and medulla, has lymphoid nodules, has cords and sinuses, cortical nodules, and subscapular sinuses

Answer 12

lymph nodes

Question 13

does not have a cortex and medulla, has lymphoid nodules, has cords and sinuses, has central arteries

Answer 13

spleen

Question 14

does not have cortex and medulla, has lymphoid nodules, does not have cords and sinuses, has epithelial covering

Answer 14

tonsils