does the thymus filter blood and act as a blood reservoir?
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The thymus has none of these properties. It is a site for lymphocyte response to foreign substances and a location for processing and maturation of T-lymphocytes. It increases in size after puberty.
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What is the function of the blood-thymus barrier? a. It protects maturing T-lymphocytes from antigens in the blood. b. It filters the blood and starts an immune response when necessary. c. It subdivides the thymus into a cortex and a medulla. d. It forms thymic corpuscles.
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