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| | Medmicro Chapter 1a |
 | | The lymphoid system is divided into 1) central lymphoid organs, the thymus and bone marrow, and 2) peripheral lymphoid organs, lymph nodes, the spleen, and mucosal and submucosal tissues of the alimentary and respiratory tracts. |
 | | The lymphoid system consists of organs that house 1) T and B cells that are responsible for antigen-specific immunity and 2) NK cells that are innately cytotoxic to tumor cells and cells expressing foreign antigens. |
 | | The system consists of 1) monocytes in the blood, 2) macrophages in the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, thymus, bone marrow, connective tissues, and submucosal tissues of the respiratory and alimentary tracts, 3) dendritic cells in lymph nodes, 4) Langerhans cells in skin, and 4) glial cells in the central nervous system. |
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