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What is the name of the lymph nodes located above the heart?
The lymph nodes located above the heart are primarily referred to as the supraclavicular lymph nodes. These nodes are situated above the clavicle and play a crucial role in draining lymphatic fluid from the head, neck, and upper extremities. They are important in the immune response and can be involved in various medical conditions, including infections and cancers.
What is the scientific name for swollen lymph glands?
Lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis refers to lymph nodes which are abnormal in size, number or consistency.
The name of enlarged bunches of lymphatic tissue found at various points along the lymph vessels?
These are immaginatively named the Lymph Nodes.
What does the German name Glymph mean?
Glymph is not German. The closest German words are Lymphe = lymph (as in lymph nodes) and Glyphe = glyph (as in hieroglyph)
What is the name of the organ that acts as a filter for the immune system?
The lymph system and the nodes act as a filter.
Sciencetific name for mono?
The scientific name for "mono" is infectious mononucleosis. It is a disease caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), which is a virus in the herpesvirus family. Its usual symptoms include sore throat, malaise (feeling tired all the time), and swelling of the lymph organs, especially the lymph nodes and spleen. It is only very rarely fatal, and fatality is usually due to obstruction of the airway due to swelling of lymph nodes in the neck or because of rupture of the spleen, a lymphatic organ located in the left portion of the abdomen. There is no specific treatment, but some relief from the symptoms can be achieved through the use of anti-inflammatory steroids like prednisone, which can decrease the swelling of the lymph tissues.
What are the 8 lymph nodes in the body?
If your asking where most lymph nodes are located, then that would be under the arm pits, groin area, and i believe under the legs. I hope I helped and if not, good luck finding the answer. Can you help answer my question? How to get your new name to catch on to family & friends?
Name 2 systems that work together. how do they work together?
The cardiovascular system and lymphatic system. Whenever the heart beats, a little fluid called lymph squeezes out of capillaries. This fluid is collected by lymph capillaries to be filtered in the lymph nodes.
What the name of the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and to the body tissues?
arteries. however, the capillaries are what exchange materials with the actual cells.
Why does the black death gets its name from the septicemic plague?
The body bled from within. The lymph nodes turned black from bleeding and the skin did as well.
What is the name of the expanded sac in the abdomen where the thoracic duct originates?
The expanded sac in the abdomen where the thoracic duct originates is called the cisterna chyli. It serves as a storage area for lymph before it enters the thoracic duct and returns to the bloodstream.
What was the name of the gland underneath your arm bit?
The gland located underneath the arm pit is called the axillary lymph node. It plays a crucial role in filtering and draining lymph fluid from the breast and surrounding areas towards the heart.
