Given below are two statements: [2024]
Statement I: Bone marrow is the main lymphoid organ where all blood cells including lymphocytes are produced.
Statement II: Both bone marrow and thymus provide microenvironments for the development and maturation of T-lymphocytes.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer:
(1)
Bone marrow is the main lymphoid organ where all blood cells including lymphocytes are produced. Both bone marrow and thymus provide micro-environments for the development and maturation of T-lymphocytes. After maturation the lymphocytes migrate to secondary lymphoid organs like spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, Peyer’s patches of small intestine and appendix.