Removal of the ________ would be more harmful to a one-year-old child than an adult.

A. palatine tonsil
B. spleen
C. thymus
D. lymph node
E. appendix


Answer: C

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In the photomicrograph of a portion of thick skin shown below, which layer is the stratum basale?

a) A b) B c) D d) E e) F

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Which of the following is FALSE? Mammalian hemocytes are involved in

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