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What does a lymphatic organ consist of?
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Lymphatic cells and extracellular matrix, and is completely surrounded by a connective tissue capsule.
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What are the 3 lymphatic organs?
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Thymus, Lymph nodes, spleen
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Which organ is a bilobed organ located in the anterior mediastinum behind the sternum?
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Thymus
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In adulthood, the Thymus does what?
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becomes almost nonfunctional
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The thymus functions as a site for what?
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T-lymphocyte maturation and differentiation.
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when does most of the maturation and differentiation of the T-lymph cell occur?
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during childhood
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