The Structure of the Immune System
Organs of the Immune System
![The organs of the immune system are positioned throughout the body; tonsils and adenoids, lymph nodes, lympathic vessels, thymus, spleen, appendix, Peyer's patch, and bone marrow.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090511013638im_/http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3CEEF651-DF24-4237-B5C7-23818FFD0643/0/organsImmuneSystem.jpg)
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Lymph Node
![The lymph node contains numerous specialized structures. T cells concentrate in the paracortex, B cells in and around the germinal centers, and plasma cells in the medulla. This image shows the incoming lymph vessle, follicles, germinal center, paracortex, cortex, medulla, a vein and an artery, and the outgoing lymph vessel.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090511013638im_/http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F0B7F8F0-5FD5-4716-901A-021994EC44E1/0/lymphNode.jpg)
The lymph node contains numerous specialized structures. T cells concentrate in the paracortex, B cells in and around the germinal centers, and plasma cells in the medulla. View credit information
Lymphatic Vessel
![An image of lymph nodes interconnected by lymphatic vessels in the body.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090511013638im_/http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/EF2A50E3-80E2-4314-80CD-3E90123328C3/0/lymphVessel.jpg)
Immune cells and foreign particles enter the lymph nodes via incoming lymphatic vessels or the lymph nodes’ tiny blood vessels. View credit information
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