Answer Wiki. It is usually heard as part of the phrase barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen and it references a woman who is controlled by her husband by means of keeping her in the vulnerable state of pregnancy. Note also barefoot (unable to leave the house) and in the kitchen (performing appropriately domestic duties).
Lymphatic tissue is rich in lymphocytes (and accessory cells such as macrophages and reticular cells). The lymphatic tissue includes the lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, adenoids and the thymus (an organ in the chest that is particularly large during infancy). In medicine, a tissue is a broad term that is applied to any group of cells that perform specific functions. A tissue in medicine need not form a layer.
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) is a component of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue which works in the immune system to protect the body from invasion in the gut. Owing to its physiological function in food absorption, the mucosal surface is thin and acts as a permeable barrier to the interior of the body. Equally, its fragility and permeability creates vulnerability to infection and, in fact, the vast majority of the infectious agents invading the human body use this route. The functi