When a patient asks about secondary lymph organs, how should the nurse respond? Secondary lymph organs include: (select all that apply)
a. the spleen.
b. Peyer patches.
c. adenoids.
d. the liver.
e. bone marrow.
f. the appendix.
ANS: A, B, C, F
The secondary lymphoid organs include the spleen, lymph nodes, adenoids, tonsils, Peyer patches (intestines), and appendix. The liver and bone marrow are not secondary lymph organs.
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