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Lizard and Snake Haemopoietic System (view source)
Revision as of 18:58, 5 August 2010
, 18:58, 5 August 2010→Thymus
In lizards, the spleen is spindle-shaped and located just off the greater curvature of the stomach.
In lizards, the spleen is spindle-shaped and located just off the greater curvature of the stomach.
==Thymus==
==Thymus==
Located in the cervical region near the carotid arteries, it may have parathyroid glands attached and is often found adjacent to the ultimobranchial bodies. In snakes and lizards the thymus is lobulated.
Located in the cervical region near the carotid arteries, it may have parathyroid glands attached and is often found adjacent to the ultimobranchial bodies. In snakes and lizards the thymus is lobulated.
It produces T [[Lymphocytes - Reptile|lymphocytes]] as in mammals. It may involute irreversibly under nutritional stress.
It produces T [[Lizard_and_Snake_Cell_Identification#Lymphocytes|lymphocytes]] as in mammals. It may involute irreversibly under nutritional stress.
==Other lymphoid deposits==
==Other lymphoid deposits==