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Ashutosh posted an Question
October 08, 2020 • 13:25 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
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Peripheral lymphoid organs a. are centrally located in the abdomen to protect their vital functions. b. are designed to maximize contact between antigen and lym

Peripheral lymphoid organs a. are centrally located in the abdomen to protect their vital functions. b. are designed to maximize contact between antigen and lymphocytes. C. produce antigen-specific lymphocytes from stem cells in response to antigen. d. sequester antigen to minimize its damage to the body.

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    Option C The secondary (or peripheral) lymphoid organs (SLO), which include lymph nodes and the spleen, maintain mature naive lymphocytes and initiate an adaptive immune response. The peripheral lymphoid organs are the sites of lymphocyte activation by antigens. Activation leads to clonal expansion and affinity maturation.

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