CBSE 2024 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q25 · 3 marks
Identify A and B in the diagram below. Explain their role in the immune system of the body.

Marking-scheme solution
A – Lymph nodes
B – Thymus
-Role of Lymph nodes- acts as secondary lymphoid organ/provide site for interaction of
lymphocytes with antigens which then proliferate to become cells/ serve to trap the microbes or other antigens which happen to get into lymph or tissue fluid /it activates the lymphocytes and cause immune response.
-Role of Thymus- acts as Primary lymphoid organ / provide micro environment for
the development and maturation of T- lymphocytes / provide site where immature lymphocytes differentiate into antigen sensitive lymphocytes .
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