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Which pair are the primary lymphoid organs in humans?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bean-shaped lymphoid organ filters blood and stores erythrocytes?Read the answer and worked solution →Peyer's patches, a secondary lymphoid tissue, are found in the:Read the answer and worked solution →HIV belongs to which group of viruses?Read the answer and worked solution →Which enzyme converts the RNA genome of HIV into viral DNA?Read the answer and worked solution →The usual time lag between HIV infection and AIDS symptoms is:Read the answer and worked solution →In an HIV-infected person, which cells act like an HIV factory?Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike malignant tumors, benign tumors usually:Read the answer and worked solution →Genes in normal cells that can cause cancer when activated are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these DNA-damaging radiations is non-ionising?Read the answer and worked solution →Magnetic resonance imaging detects tissue changes using:Read the answer and worked solution →Alpha-interferon given to cancer patients acts as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Heroin, commonly called smack, is chemically:Read the answer and worked solution →Morphine is extracted from the latex of which plant?Read the answer and worked solution →Natural cannabinoids are obtained from which part of Cannabis sativa?Read the answer and worked solution →Cocaine interferes with the transport of which neurotransmitter?Read the answer and worked solution →Nicotine makes the adrenal gland release which hormones?Read the answer and worked solution →Smoking raises carbon monoxide in blood and so lowers its:Read the answer and worked solution →Adolescence is usually taken as which age range?Read the answer and worked solution →A psychological attachment to effects like euphoria from drugs is called:Read the answer and worked solution →With repeated drug use, body receptors begin to respond only to:Read the answer and worked solution →Chronic alcohol use damages the liver, causing:Read the answer and worked solution →Which anabolic steroid side effect occurs only in males?Read the answer and worked solution →Anabolic steroids may stunt growth in adolescents by causing:Read the answer and worked solution →Which parenting style is linked to lower risk of substance abuse?Read the answer and worked solution →People who inject drugs intravenously are at high risk of:Read the answer and worked solution →Health is best defined as a state of complete:Read the answer and worked solution →The injection given for a snakebite contains:Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement best defines health?Read the answer and worked solution →Disease-causing organisms are collectively calledRead the answer and worked solution →

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Which pair are the primary lymphoid organs in humans?

  1. Spleen and lymph nodes
  2. Bone marrow and thymus
  3. Spleen and tonsils
  4. Tonsils and appendix
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Correct answer: B. Bone marrow and thymus

Immature lymphocytes become antigen-sensitive in the bone marrow and thymus, the primary organs.

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Which bean-shaped lymphoid organ filters blood and stores erythrocytes?

  1. Appendix
  2. Tonsil
  3. Spleen
  4. Thymus
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Correct answer: C. Spleen

The spleen traps blood-borne microbes and holds a large reservoir of red blood cells.

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Peyer's patches, a secondary lymphoid tissue, are found in the:

  1. Stomach wall
  2. Small intestine
  3. Oesophagus wall
  4. Large intestine
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Correct answer: B. Small intestine

Peyer's patches are secondary lymphoid tissue located in the small intestine.

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