Endocrine glands, lymph nodes and lymphoid organs, secretions, drainage, function, and disease.
122 glands & lymphatics
7 glands & lymphatics starting with P in Neck Clear ×
GlandPalatine Tonsiltonsilla palatinaNeckThe palatine tonsils are the familiar 'tonsils', two almond-shaped masses of lymphoid tissue on either side…
GlandParafollicular Cellscellulae parafollicularesNeckParafollicular cells (C cells) are scattered between and beside the thyroid follicles, mostly in the upper…
GlandParathyroid Glandsglandulae parathyroideaeNeckThe parathyroids are usually four tiny yellowish-brown glands, each about the size of a grain of…
GlandParatracheal Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei paratrachealesNeckThe paratracheal lymph nodes lie beside the trachea and oesophagus, along the course of the recurrent…
GlandPrelaryngeal Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei prelaryngeiNeckThe prelaryngeal lymph nodes are one to a few small nodes on the cricothyroid membrane in…
GlandPretracheal Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei pretrachealesNeckThe pretracheal nodes lie in front of the trachea below the thyroid isthmus. With the prelaryngeal…
GlandPyramidal Lobe of the Thyroidlobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideaeNeckThe pyramidal lobe is a thin upward finger of thyroid tissue that rises from the isthmus,…
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