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What are the organs of the lymphatic system and what are its functions?

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You have the primary and secondary lymphatic organ.

Primary is where you have the lymphocytes develop and mature. Once mature they move to secondary lymphatic organ.

So primary ones like liver, thymus and red bone marrow. Liver (fetus) for getting rid of stuff, red bone marrow produces RBC and thymus producing thymocytes.

These thymocytes migrate to the secondary lymphatic organ where they continue development in the spleen.

So basically the lymphatic organ not only helps with the immunity but also hematopoesis (producing red blood cells etc.)

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