NEET 2017 · Class 12

Human Health and Disease

MALT constitutes about ______ percent of the lymphoid tissue in human body. [NEET 2017]

  1. (A)20%
  2. (B)70%
  3. (C)10%
  4. (D)50%

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

There is lymphoid tissue also located within the lining of the major tracts (respiratory, digestive and urogenital tracts) called **mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)**.

Chapter
Human Health and Disease
Section
7.2.7 Immune System in the Body
Page
11
Words matched
32 of 36

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'It constitutes about 50 per cent of the lymphoid tissue in human body', which directly provides the specific percentage (50%) that matches the correct answer D.

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