The cells of the lymph nodules of the alimentary tube will:
A)phagocytize microbes that penetrate the mucosa
B)produce antibodies to microbes that penetrate the mucosa
C)both A and B
D)both A and B and help initiate immunity to such microbes

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The cells of the lymph nodules of the alimentary tube, which includes Peyer's patches, will phagocytize microbes that penetrate the mucosa and produce antibodies to microbes that penetrate the mucosa. Therefore, the best choice would be both A and B, with the added explanation that this helps to initiate immunity to such microbes.

The Cells of the Lymph Nodules of the Alimentary Tube