Final answer:
The correct answer is option c. The lymphatic system is integral to the immune system. It produces and transports lymphocytes involved in innate and adaptive immunity and supports their development and maturation. The correct description is that the lymphatic system produces immune cells for both types of immunity.
Step-by-step explanation:
The relationship between the immune and lymphatic systems is closely linked as they work together to maintain body defense mechanisms. The immune cells, including lymphocytes, which play a crucial role in both innate and adaptive immunity, travel and are transported via the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system supports immune functions by producing lymphocytes in primary lymphoid organs like the bone marrow and thymus, where they mature and are vetted.
Secondary lymphoid organs serve as sites where these mature lymphocytes mount immune responses.
The correct statement that describes the relationship between the immune and lymphatic systems is: the lymphatic system produces some of the immune cells that are involved in innate and adaptive immunity, and it supports the development, maturation, and vetting of immune cells, including lymphocytes.
Moreover, immune cells indeed travel throughout the body using lymphatic vessels. While both innate and adaptive immunity are related to the lymphatic system, adaptive immunity is more closely associated with the lymphatic system due to the development and circulation of lymphocytes. Therefore, the statement "Lymphatic system produces some of the immune cells that are involved in the innate and adaptive immunity" correctly describes the relationship between these two systems.