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Question 82

Which structure both filters lymph and provides a meeting site where immune cells can encounter antigens?

  1. Spleen
  2. Lymph nodeCorrect answer
  3. Heart valve
  4. Gallbladder

Explanation

A lymph node filters material carried in lymph and brings immune cells into contact with antigens in that fluid. It is not a pump like the heart, and the spleen fails the stated requirement that the structure filter lymph.

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