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List and briefly describe the components of the lymphatic system.
What is mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)? What role does it play in the body's defenses?
You are a researcher interested in studying the cytoskeleton. How can you use antibodies to locate actin- and tubulin-containing structures?
How do the innate and adaptive immune systems differ in their responses to foreign substances? Explain.

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• lymph vessels
• lymph nodes - "Numerous locations along the lymphatics & they function to filter the lymph. This is a battleground for fighting infection and lymph nodes also make lymphocytes that fight infection & function in immunity."
• tonsils
• spleen - "The spleen is inferior to the stomach and has red pulp where RBCs are stored and old ones are destroyed and white pulp where lymphocytes are made and microorganisms are "eaten" by phagocytes."
• thymus - "Thymus is above the heart in the mediastinum and makes T lymphocytes that function in immunity."