The crypts of the tonsils
A) are filled with lymphoid tissue.
B) are specialized lymphatic capillaries.
C) contain all the progeny of a single activated B lymphocyte.
D) trap bacteria and particulate matter.

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The crypts of the tonsils are invaginations in the surface epithelium of the tonsils that are lined with lymphoid tissue. These crypts trap bacteria and particulate matter, which are then engulfed by the immune cells in the lymphoid tissue. The crypts do not contain all the progeny of a single activated B lymphocyte, nor are they specialized lymphatic capillaries.

The Crypts of the Tonsils