KROK 1 2016 – Question 82 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A specimen shows an organ covered with the connective tissue capsule with radiating trabeculae. There is also cortex containing lymph nodules, and medullary cords made of lymphoid cells. What organ is under study?
- A. Lymph node
- B. Spleen
- C. Thymus
- D. Tonsils
- E. Red bone marrow
Hint
Match the combination of capsule, trabeculae, cortex with nodules and medullary cords to the lymphoid organ that has exactly that architecture.
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