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What is lymph node bx?
On it's way lymph passes through masses of tissue called lymph nodes
What does the nail bed contain?
Lymph nodes
Small cell masses where protective cells are stored are known as?
"The Lymph Nodes, or glands, are small tissue masses in which some protective cells are stored. If pathogens invade your body, many of them are carried to the lymph nodes to be destroyed. This is why your lymph nodes often feel swollen when you have a cold or the flu." (From An Invitation to Health, 2009-2010 Edition, by Dianne Hales)
Where are the lymph nodes most dense?
Lymph nodes are most dense in the inguinal, axillary and cervical regions of the body.
What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
Can lymph nodes leak fluid?
Lymph nodes can produce and contain lymph fluid, but they do not typically leak fluid. If a lymph node is damaged or infected, it may become enlarged or tender, but leakage of lymphatic fluid from a lymph node is not a common occurrence.
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
Does the greater omentum have lymph nodes?
Yes, the greater omentum can contain lymph nodes along its peritoneal folds. These lymph nodes are part of the greater omentum's role in the immune system, helping to filter and trap foreign particles or pathogens.
What filters harmful substances from lymph?
Lymph nodes
What Dø lymph nodes Dø and what is there function?
Lymph nodes are composed of masses of lymphocytes and other cells which serve the function in humans of fighting off foreign bodies including bacteria and viruses. Lymph nodes are a central part of the human immune system. Lymphatic ducts carry lymph fluid into and out of lymph nodes. This is one of the ways that immune cells travel to all parts of the body. Cancers of the lymph nodes are called lymphomas of which the most well known is Hodgkins Disease.
What are the Bean-shaped masses of tissue in the body that help tp protect against infection?
Lymph nodes
What is a fatty hilus and is this bad for the lymphnodes?
Actually, most healthy lymph nodes contain fatty hilus. Sometimes lymph nodes can have fatty hilus and it could turn out to be malignant.
