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(i) Thelymphoid organs provide the sites for interaction of lymphocytes with antigen, which then proliferate to become
(ii) The thymus is a lobed organ located near the heart and beneath the
(iii) Spleen has a large reservoir of
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Lymphoid organs can be primary or secondary. Primary organs are those organs that form and mature the lymphocytes. These are bone marrow and thymus. Bone marrow forms B and T lymphocytes while thymus helps in maturing T lymphocytes.Secondary organs provide the sites for interaction of formed lymphocytes and thus these form effector cells. These organs are spleen, lymph nodes, peyer's patches etc. Thymus is also known as 'throne of immunity' and is located in the chest region located near the heart and beneath the breastbone. Spleen is known as the graveyard of red blood cells and thus is a reservoir of it.
