LYMPH GLAND

Lymph node

One of numerous round, oval, or bean-shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1 to 25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessels enter and efferent lymphatic vessels emerge. The structure consists of a fibrous capsule and internal trabeculae supporting lymphoid tissue and lymph sinuses; lymphoid tissue is arranged in nodules in the cortex and cords in the medulla of a node, with afferent vessels entering at many points of the periphery. Syn: nodus lymphaticus [NA], lymph gland, lymphaden, lymphoglandula.

Lymph nodes of abdominal organs

Accessory nerve lymph nodes

Anorectal lymph nodes

Anterior cervical lymph nodes

Anterior deep cervical lymph nodes

Anterior group of axillary lymph nodes

Anterior jugular lymph nodes

Anterior mediastinal lymph nodes

Anterior superficial cervical lymph nodes

Anterior tibial lymph node

Apical group of axillary lymph nodes

Appendicular lymph nodes

Axillary lymph nodes

Lymph node of azygos arch

Bifurcation lymph nodes

Brachial lymph nodes