Central arterioles, surrounded by masses of lymphocytes, are an identifying histologic character-istic of the:
a. Gut-associated lymphoid tissue of the digestive system
b. Lymph nodes
c. Spleen
d. Thymus
e. Tonsils
ANS: C
Central arterioles form the center of the periarteriolar lymphatic sheath of the white pulp of the spleen.
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