Concept explainers
a.
To determine:
The term that describes “receives lymph from some lymphatic trunks.”
b.
To determine:
The term that describes “former monocyte that phagocytizes foreign debris.”
c.
To determine:
The term that describes “B-lymphocytes mature and differentiate here.”
d.
To determine:
The term that describes “smallest type of lymph vessel.”
e.
To determine:
The term that describes “attaches to an antigen.”
f.
To determine:
The term that describes “T-lymphocytes mature and differentiate here”.
g.
To determine:
The term that describes “filters lymph.”
h.
To determine:
The term that describes “drains directly into and out of lymph nodes”.
i.
To determine:
The term that describes “removes old and defective erythrocytes”.
j.
To determine:
The term that describes “cell type that regulates the immune response”.
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