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Glands & Lymphatics

Endocrine glands, lymph nodes and lymphoid organs, secretions, drainage, function, and disease.

122 glands & lymphatics
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Gland Lymph lympha Whole Body Lymph is the clear to pale yellow fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels. It starts as…
Gland Lymphatic System systema lymphoideum Whole Body The lymphatic system is a body-wide network of vessels, nodes and lymphoid organs. It collects the…
Gland Lymph Node nodus lymphoideus Whole Body Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped filters, usually a few millimetres to about 2 cm long, placed…
Gland Lymphoid Follicles folliculi lymphoidei Whole Body Lymphoid follicles are rounded clusters of B cells found in lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils and mucosal…
Gland Medulla of the Lymph Node medulla nodi lymphoidei Whole Body The medulla is the inner part of a lymph node, made of medullary cords of plasma…
Gland Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue textus lymphoideus mucosae Whole Body Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is the scattered lymphoid tissue in the linings of the gut, airways,…
Gland Paracortex of the Lymph Node paracortex nodi lymphoidei Whole Body The paracortex is the deep cortex of a lymph node, between the follicles and the medulla.…
Gland Red Bone Marrow medulla ossium rubra Whole Body Red bone marrow is the soft blood-forming tissue inside bones, where all red cells, white cells…
Gland Sentinel Lymph Node nodus lymphoideus sentinelis Whole Body A sentinel lymph node is the first node or nodes that lymph, and therefore cancer cells,…
Gland Yellow Bone Marrow medulla ossium flava Whole Body Yellow bone marrow is fatty marrow that gradually replaces red marrow in the shafts of long…

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