The role of the tonsils is to ________

A) protect the upper respiratory and digestive tracts from infections
B) produce new lymphocytes
C) secrete thymosins
D) filter lymph before it is returned to the venous circulation


A

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A. adipose triglyceride B. hepatic ketone bodies C. skeletal muscle glycogen D. skeletal muscle protein E. hepatic glycogen

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