Match the following:

A) Lymph nodes
B) Peyer's patches
C) Spleen
D) Lymph
E) Thoracic duct

1) Protein-containing fluid within lymphatic vessels.
2) Stores blood platelets.
3) Receives lymph from most of the body.
4) Small organs intimately associated with lymphatic vessels.
5) Largest lymphatic organ.
6) Isolated clusters of lymph follicles found in the wall of the small intestine.


1) D) Lymph
2) C) Spleen
3) E) Thoracic duct
4) A) Lymph nodes
5) C) Spleen
6) B) Peyer's patches

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