The spleen continued

Question 1

Surrounding the central arteriole is _____, made up of
________

Answer 1

Surrounding the central arteriole is PALS, made up of
T cells (T-cell zone).
Lymphocytes and antigen-loaded dendritic cells
come together here.

Question 2

The follicles consist mainly of which cells in the spleen

Answer 2

he follicles consist mainly of B cells (B-cell zone)
 In secondary follicles, a GC is surrounded by a B-cell corona.

Question 3

The follicles are surrounded by what?

Answer 3

The follicles are surrounded by a so-called MZ of
lymphocytes (DCs, macrophages, non-circulating
marginal B cells).

Question 4

Both follicles and PALs are surrounded by

Answer 4

PFZ

Question 5

In each area of white pulp, blood carrying both
lymphocytes and antigen flows from a_______ _______ into a _______. From this arteriole
smaller blood vessels fan out, eventually terminating
in a specialized zone in the human spleen called PFZ,
which surrounds each MZ. Cells and antigen then pass

Answer 5

trabecular artery into a central arteriole

into the white pulp through open blood-filled
spaces in PFZ.