Endocrine glands, lymph nodes and lymphoid organs, secretions, drainage, function, and disease.
122 glands & lymphatics
122 glands & lymphatics
GlandParotid Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei parotideiHead & SkullThe parotid lymph nodes lie on and within the parotid gland in front of the ear.…
GlandPars Intermediapars intermedia adenohypophysisHead & SkullThe pars intermedia is a thin band of tissue between the anterior and posterior lobes of…
GlandPars Tuberalispars tuberalis adenohypophysisHead & SkullThe pars tuberalis is a thin sleeve of anterior pituitary tissue wrapped around the front and…
GlandPectoral Axillary Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei axillares pectoralesShoulderThe pectoral (anterior) axillary nodes are three to five nodes along the lower border of the…
GlandPeyer’s Patchesnoduli lymphoidei aggregatiAbdomenPeyer's patches are oval clusters of lymphoid follicles in the wall of the small intestine, most…
GlandPharyngeal Tonsiltonsilla pharyngeaHead & SkullThe pharyngeal tonsil, called the adenoids when enlarged, is a pad of lymphoid tissue on the…
GlandPhrenic Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei phreniciChestThe phrenic (diaphragmatic) nodes lie on the thoracic surface of the diaphragm in front, at the…
GlandPineal Glandglandula pinealisHead & SkullThe pineal gland is a small pine-cone shaped body deep in the brain, attached to the…
GlandPituitary Glandhypophysis cerebriHead & SkullThe pituitary is a pea-sized gland hanging from the base of the brain on a short…
GlandPopliteal Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei popliteiKneeThe popliteal lymph nodes are a small group of about six nodes in the fat of…
GlandPosterior PituitaryneurohypophysisHead & SkullThe posterior pituitary is the back lobe of the pituitary and is really an extension of…
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,…
GlandRed Bone Marrowmedulla ossium rubraWhole BodyRed bone marrow is the soft blood-forming tissue inside bones, where all red cells, white cells…
GlandRed Pulp of the Spleenpulpa rubra splenicaAbdomenThe red pulp makes up most of the spleen, consisting of blood-filled sinusoids separated by splenic…
GlandRetropharyngeal Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei retropharyngealesNeckThe retropharyngeal lymph nodes lie behind the upper pharynx in the retropharyngeal space, in front of…
GlandSacral Lymph Nodesnodi lymphoidei sacralesPelvis & HipThe sacral lymph nodes lie in front of the sacrum along the median and lateral sacral…
GlandSentinel Lymph Nodenodus lymphoideus sentinelisWhole BodyA sentinel lymph node is the first node or nodes that lymph, and therefore cancer cells,…
GlandSpleensplenAbdomenThe spleen is the largest lymphoid organ, a soft fist-sized organ in the upper left abdomen…
GlandSplenic Hilumhilum splenicumAbdomenThe splenic hilum is the slit on the inner (visceral) surface of the spleen where the…
GlandSublingual Glandglandula sublingualisHead & SkullThe sublingual gland is the smallest of the three major salivary glands, an almond-shaped gland lying…
GlandSubmandibular Ductductus submandibularisHead & SkullThe submandibular (Wharton) duct is about 5 cm long and runs forward from the deep part…
GlandSubmandibular Glandglandula submandibularisNeckThe submandibular gland is a walnut-sized salivary gland lying under the body of the lower jaw.…
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