Answer to Question #73324 in Biology for Kris

Question

The lymph nodes add in fighting infection from invading pathogens by:

Question 2 options:

producing and storing white cells,


circulating and diluting it,


absorbing it,


providing a physical barrier to slow its invasiveness



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Answer 1

The answers are producing and storing white cells and providing a physical barrier to slow its invasiveness. Immune cells are stored in lymph nodes and reproduce there, when activated. Lymph nodes have a reticular structure, which traps pathogens flowing with lymph. It prevents from dissemination of the pathogen in human body.