KROK 1 2015 – Question 90 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A doctor examined a patient, studied the blood analyses, and reached a conclusion, that peripheral immunogenesis organs are affected. What organs are the most likely to be affected?
- A. Yellow bone marrow
- B. Thymus
- C. Tonsils
- D. Kidneys
- E. Red bone marrow
Hint
Distinguish organs in which lymphocytes are generated and matured from those in which they meet antigen, and ask which of the listed organs belongs to the latter.
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