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Lymph nodes act as a drainage system. Depending in which part of the body inflamed lymph nodes can mean infection
There are about 400 to 700 lymph nodes in the body. Half of them are located in the abdomen, and about 170 to 200 are located in the neck.
You have about 500 lymph nodes are there in your body. There are about 300 lymph nodes in your neck region only. It is not possible to remove them all. When you remove few lymph nodes, it does not affect your health adversely.
Lymphatic cancer can be very serious because the lymph nodes are throughout the body.
Perivascular lymph nodes are found near the aorta. They are involved in many diseases of the human body and they represent visceral nodes.
Lymph is filtered and cleansed by the lymph nodes.
No, not generally. Lymph nodes are a part of your body that helps to fight infections that can kill you.
It depends on where your body is swollen. Lymph nodes are everywhere.
They don't produce anything. Lymph nodes take excess fluid out of your body, which are extracted from your lymph nodes and travel through your lymph vessels. Then, the body gets rid of this fluid. (you can just guess that part)
They don't produce anything. Lymph nodes take excess fluid out of your body, which are extracted from your lymph nodes and travel through your lymph vessels. Then, the body gets rid of this fluid. (you can just guess that part)
The use of deodorant should not affect lymph nodes. Deodorant is applied on the skin. Lymph stays inside the body in the lymph system. While a very small amount of deodorant could enter the body through the pores, it is miniscule and not enough to affect the lymph nodes.
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.