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What is the function and composition of the spleens red and whote pulp

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  • Red pulp
    • Mechanical filtration of RBC
    • Contain sininuses, reticular fibers
  • White pulp
    • Active immune response through humoral and cell mediated response
    • Contain
      • T cells aggregated around arterioles
      • B cells which form germinal centers
2
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List WBC in order of decreasing abundance

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  • Neutrophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Monocytes
  • Eosinophils
  • Basophils
3
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What are thymosins

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Hormone of the thymus that stimulates the development of T cells

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