BIOL 2302 Chapter 20 Questions | 2026/2027 | Answers
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d
Which of the following lymphoid organs is NOT matched with
its function?
a. bone marrow: form lymphocytes
b. thymus: site of T cell maturation
c. spleen: remove old red blood cells
d. Peyer's patches: site of B cell maturation
d
Once collected, lymph ultimately drains into __________.
a. liver for detoxification
b. lymph nodes
c. arterial circulation
d. venous circulation
C
Which lymphoid organ extracts aged and defective blood cells
and platelets from the blood in addition to storing some of the
breakdown products for later reuse?
,a
Which lymphoid cells produce antibodies?
a. plasma cells
b. dendritic cells
c. macrophages
d. reticular cells
c
What region of the lymph node contains follicles filled with
dividing B cells?
a. medulla
b. subcapsular sinus
c. cortex
d. hilus
d
Which part of the spleen is its primary site of immune function?
, a. red pulp
b. splenic sinusoids
c. splenic cords
d. white pulp
c
The spleen is a unique lymphoid organ that filters blood, rather
than lymph. Following splenectomy (surgical removal of the
spleen) in an adult, which of the following splenic functions
would be performed by the bone marrow or liver?
a. immune surveillance
b. erythropoiesis
c. removal of aged and damaged red blood cells from the blood
d. plasma protein production
d
Which part of the spleen is the site of immune function?
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d
Which of the following lymphoid organs is NOT matched with
its function?
a. bone marrow: form lymphocytes
b. thymus: site of T cell maturation
c. spleen: remove old red blood cells
d. Peyer's patches: site of B cell maturation
d
Once collected, lymph ultimately drains into __________.
a. liver for detoxification
b. lymph nodes
c. arterial circulation
d. venous circulation
C
Which lymphoid organ extracts aged and defective blood cells
and platelets from the blood in addition to storing some of the
breakdown products for later reuse?
,a
Which lymphoid cells produce antibodies?
a. plasma cells
b. dendritic cells
c. macrophages
d. reticular cells
c
What region of the lymph node contains follicles filled with
dividing B cells?
a. medulla
b. subcapsular sinus
c. cortex
d. hilus
d
Which part of the spleen is its primary site of immune function?
, a. red pulp
b. splenic sinusoids
c. splenic cords
d. white pulp
c
The spleen is a unique lymphoid organ that filters blood, rather
than lymph. Following splenectomy (surgical removal of the
spleen) in an adult, which of the following splenic functions
would be performed by the bone marrow or liver?
a. immune surveillance
b. erythropoiesis
c. removal of aged and damaged red blood cells from the blood
d. plasma protein production
d
Which part of the spleen is the site of immune function?
