Lymphoid organs limit the spread of disease by filtering and trapping microscopic pathogens, preventing them from traveling elsewhere in the body. which of the following statements correctly links a functional or structural feature with the appropriate lymphoid organ? (a) the outer cortex of the thymus consists of lymphoid follicles separated by inward extensions of the capsule called trabeculae.(b) red pulp, found in the spleen, contains macrophages that destroy old erythrocytes.(c) white pulp in the lymph nodes contains macrophages and leukocytes that filter pathogens from lymph.(d) the lymph nodes secrete hormones that produce functional t cells, which protect the body from pathogens.