Christopher consumed food tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. When this bacterium enters the digestive tract, it causes illness and sometimes death. What can the lymphatic system do to help Christopher fight this infection?

The spleen can remove Listeria from the blood.
The thymus can produce B cells that target Listeria.
The lymphatics can remove Listeria from lymph.
The Peyer's patches can release B cells to destroy Listeria.

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Christopher consumed food tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. When this bacterium enters the digestive tract, it causes illness and sometimes death. What can the lymphatic system do to help Christopher fight this infection?

 The spleen can remove Listeria from the blood.
 The thymus can produce B cells that target Listeria.
 The lymphatics can remove Listeria from lymph.
 The Peyer's patches can release B cells to destroy Listeria.

anonymous · Answer

i think c

anonymous · Answer

Not exactly the right answer. The spleen works as part of the lymphatic system to protect the body, clearing worn out red blood cells and other foreign bodies from the bloodstream to help fight off infection.

anonymous · Answer

So a then?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Correct and always happy to help :).

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Thanks and Good luck to you!