Correct option is A
The primary lymphoid organs are bone marrow and thymus where immature lymphocytes differentiate into antigen-sensitive lymphocytes.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions:
The human immune system consists of lymphoid organs, tissues, cells and soluble molecules like antibodies. The immune system is unique in the sense that it recognises foreign antigens, responds to these and remembers them. The immune system also plays an important role in allergic reactions, auto-immune diseases and organ transplantation. Lymphoid organs are the organs where origin and/or maturation and proliferation of lymphocytes occur.
The primary lymphoid organs are bone marrow and thymus where immature lymphocytes differentiate into antigen-sensitive lymphocytes.
Peyer’s patches are the secondary lymphoid organs and are found inside the small intestine.
Both bone-marrow and thymus provide micro-environments for the development and maturation of T-lymphocytes.
The spleen is a large bean-shaped organ. It mainly contains lymphocytes and phagocytes. It acts as a filter of the blood by trapping blood-borne micro-organisms. Spleen also has a large reservoir of erythrocytes.
There is lymphoid tissue also located within the lining of the major tracts (respiratory, digestive and urogenital tracts) called mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). It constitutes about 50% of the lymphoid tissue in human body.
Match Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’ and select the suitable answer from the codes given below:
Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
A. Leishmania donovani | {i}Malaria |
B. Wuchereria bancrofti | {ii}Amoebiasis |
C. Trypanosoma gambiense | {iii}Kala azar |
D. Entamoeba histolytica | {iv}Sleeping sickness |
(v) Filariasis |
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