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What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
What is the primary therapy for colon cancer?
Surgical removal of the involved segment of colon (colectomy) along with its blood supply and regional lymph nodes is the primary therapy for colon cancer.
What filters harmful substances from lymph?
Lymph nodes
What are prevascular lymph nodes?
Perivascular lymph nodes are found near the aorta. They are involved in many diseases of the human body and they represent visceral 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 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
What lymph nodes are located in the groin region?
inguinal
What glands or nodes are near the tail bone?
There are many chains or groups of lymph nodes in the posterior pelvic area, draining centrally to the aortic groups of lymph nodes.
What diseases result in enlarged lymph nodes?
Lymphadenopathy is any disease process involving enlargement of the lymph nodes. This can occur due to infection, autoimmune disease or malignancy.
