Question

Assertion: Lymphocytes originate and proliferate in primary lymphoid organs.

Reason: Spleen is a secondary lymphoid organ.

Options

• Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is true and Reason is false.

• Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Explanation:

Lymphocytes form in the thymus and bone marrow, the principal lymphoid organs. The spleen is a secondary lymphoid organ that is the largest in the body.