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lymphatic cells
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T-lymphocytes
B-Lymphocytes Natural Killers Antigen Presenting Cells |
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natural killer Cells
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NTC's
-responsible for immune surveilance |
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T-Lymphocytes
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mature in thymus
T=thymus dependent |
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B-Lymphocyte
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activation causes proliferation and differentiation in plasma cells that produce antibodies
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Antigen Presenting Cells
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macrophages(from monocytes)
dendritic cells(in epidermis, mucous membrane, and lymphatic organs) reticular cells(also contribute to stroma of lymph organs) |
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diffuse lymphatic tissue
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mucossa in passages open to the external enviroment
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lymphatic nodules
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kidney shaped beans that house the cells(T and B lymphocytes, etc)
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primary lymphatic organs
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site where T and B cells become immunocompetent
-red bone marrow and thymus |
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secondary lymphatic organs
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-immunocompetent cells populate these tissues
- lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils |
