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What is the large phagocyte found in the lymph nodes?
MACROPHAGE
What do lymph nodes do Why do they sometimes become large and tender?
Lymph nodes filter out microorganisms and foreign materials that have been taken up by the lymphocytes. When your body fights an infection. lymphocytes fill the lymph nodes.
What do lymph nodes do and why do they sometimes become large and tender?
Lymph nodes filter out microorganisms and foreign materials that have been taken up by the lymphocytes. When your body fights an infection. lymphocytes fill the lymph nodes.
What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
Where in the body are large clusters of lymph nodes located?
The throat
What filters harmful substances from lymph?
Lymph nodes
Which organ is part of the lymphatic system?
spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, heart, thymus,
What filters out microorganisms and foreign material that have been engulfed by the lymphocytes?
Lymph Nodes
Lymph nodes that drain the head and the neck area?
Anterior and posterior cervical lymph nodes.
What might swollen lymph nodes indicate?
It indicates there is an infection of some type that the body is fighting. These nodes swell up to a certain degree for a large number of diseases and infections.
What is the difference between cephalic lymph nodes and pectoral lymph nodes?
The pectoral lymph nodes are also known as the anterior group and can be found just inferior to the pectoralis minor muscle, the cephalic nodes are also known as deltopectoral lymph nodes and they receive lymph from the superficial vessels only
