In addition to bone marrow, the other primary organ of the lymphatic system is which of the following?
a. spleen c. lymph nodes
b. appendix d. thymus gland
D
The primary organs are the thymus gland and the bone marrow, which consist of sites where two types of immunoprotective cell lines originate and/or mature: T lymphocytes (or T-cells) and B lymphocytes (or B-cells). The secondary organs are the lymph nodes, spleen, and small masses of lymph tissue disbursed throughout the body (e.g., Peyer's patches, the appendix, tonsils, and some regions of the body's mucosal surfaces).
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