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What is the difference between cephalic lymph nodes and pectoral lymph nodes?
Cephalic lymph nodes are located near the head and neck region, while pectoral lymph nodes are found near the chest area. Cephalic lymph nodes drain lymph from the scalp, face, and neck, while pectoral lymph nodes drain lymph from the breasts and chest wall.
What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
Enlargement of the axillary lymph nodes could be caused by?
Caused for enlargement of axillary lymph nodes: - Infections in the whole-body will often cause the lymph nodes to be enlarged. This is due to perfectly normal immune-responses. - Infections in the glands of the breasts or on the skin of the chest. - Infections in the fingers, hands, and arms. - Breast cancer can spread to the axillary lymph nodes - Although not the most common place to be seen, some lymphomas can arise or spread these lymph nodes.
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
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.
Do pigs have a lymph nodes?
Yes, pigs do have lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are an important part of the immune system that helps filter and trap pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.
What lymph nodes are located in the groin region?
inguinal
What are the symptom of the spleen and lymph nodes?
Some symptoms of problems with the spleen and lymph nodes are itching, fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes.
Why are nodes lymph enlarged?
Lymph nodes act as a drainage system. Depending in which part of the body inflamed lymph nodes can mean infection
