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<strong>Lymphoid</strong> Tissue<br />

• Largely composed of a type of loose<br />

connective tissue called reticular connective<br />

tissue<br />

• Houses <strong>and</strong> provides a proliferation site for<br />

lymphocytes<br />

• Furnishes a surveillance vantage point<br />

• Two main types<br />

• Diffuse lymphatic tissue<br />

• <strong>Lymphatic</strong> follicles (lack a capsule, may<br />

contain germinal centers for Ab production)<br />

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