Human Anatomy (8th Edition)
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Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Patricia Brady Wilhelm, Jon B. Mallatt
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Developmentally, the embryonic lymphatic vessels are most closely associated with the (a) veins, (b) arteries, (c) nerves, (d) thymus.
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- Stem cells responsible for the process of lymphopoiesis are located in the (a) thymus and spleen. (b) lymph nodes. (c) red bone marrow. (d) a, b, and c are correct.arrow_forwardThe basic structural framework of most lymphoid organs consists of (a) areolar connective tissue, (b) hematopoietic tissue, (c) reticular connective tissue, (d) adipose tissue.arrow_forwardIt sometimes is difficult to distinguish the different lymphoid organs from one another in histological sections. How would you tell the thymus from a lymph node? (a) Only the thymus has a cortex and medulla; (b) lymphocytes are far less densely packed in the thymus than in the lymph node; (c) the thymus contains no blood vessels; (d) only the thymus has distinct lobules and thymic corpuscles.arrow_forward
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