Chapter 14.L2, Problem 4CT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason that accounts for normal functioning in adults after the surgery for removal of thymus, tonsils, spleen, or lymph nodes.

Introduction:

Thymus, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes are all parts of the lymphatic system. Lymphatic system is a compartmentalized network of vessels, cells, and specialized accessory organs. This system connects all the major vessels that drain back into the regular circulatory system.