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True or false if you have swollen glands you actually have swollen lymph nodes?
It depends on where your body is swollen. Lymph nodes are everywhere.
Statements that are true about lymph nodes?
Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped structures that are part of the lymphatic system, playing a crucial role in immune function by filtering lymph fluid and trapping pathogens. They contain lymphocytes, such as B cells and T cells, which help the body respond to infections. Lymph nodes are distributed throughout the body, with clusters located in areas like the neck, armpits, and groin. Swelling of lymph nodes can indicate an infection or other medical conditions.
Is it true or false that Lymph arrives to the lymph nodes via efferent lymphatic vessels?
False
What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
When you are sick your lymph nodes swell with extra erythrocytes true or false?
Very true
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.
Swollen lymph nodes may indicate infection. false or true?
True just like you
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
