Similar to all white blood cells, lymphocytes used in the adaptive immune system are produced in the _______.
a. spleen
b. thymus
c. bone marrow
d. lymph nodes
e. heart

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The answer is letter D.  A group of white blood cells that has of small and large lymphocytes. The small lymphocytes bear variable cell-surface receptors for antigen and are responsible for adaptive immune responses. There are two main group of small lymphocyte—B lymphocytes (B cells) and T lymphocytes (T cells). Large granular lymphocytes are natural killer (NK) cells, lymphocytes of innate immunity.