EBK VISUAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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Chapter 20.1, Problem 6LO
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To describe: The structure and function of the thymus.
Introduction: Humans have two primary lymphoid organs. These are the thymus and the red bone marrow. The divisions of hemocytoblasts in the red bone marrow of adults generate the lymphoid stem cells. It produces all types of lymphocytes.
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