chapter 5 diagram terms & definitions

A narrow blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) long and situated in the lower right - hand part of the abdomen.

• Appendix

• Cervical lymph nodes

• Lymph vessels of the abdomen

They are a group of lymph nodes in the axilla and receive lymph from vessels that drain the arm, the walls of the thorax, the breast and the upper walls of the abdomen.

• Pelvic lymph nodes

• Axillary lymph nodes

• Inguinal lymph nodes

They are lymph nodes found in the neck. Any of the small bodies located along the vessels of the lymphatic system (in humans notably in the neck ,armpits and groin) that filter bacteria and foreign particles from lymph fluid. During infection, lymph nodes may become lymphocytes. Als called lymph gland.

• Axillary lymph nodes

• Cervical lymph nodes

• Lymph nodes behind the knee

They are lymph nodes in the human groin. Located in the femoral triangle of the inguinal region. They are grouped into superficial and deep lymph nodes. The superficial have three divisions: the superomedial, superolateral, and inferior superficial.

• Inguinal lymph nodes

• Lymph vessels of the abdomen

• Thoracic duct

They are the deep lymph nodes within the popliteal fossa of the knee, proximate to the popliteal vessels. Most individuals have between two to nine popliteal lymph nodes, which form a small cluster, in close proximity to the nerves and major vessels, and enveloped by fatty tissue, which lie deep to the deep fascia.

• Pelvic lymph nodes

• Lymph nodes behind the knee

• Tonsils

The deep lymphatic vessels of the abdomen accompany the deep arteries.

Vessels from the upper anterior abdominal wall run with the superior epigastric vessels to the parasternal nodes. Vessels of the lower abdominal wall drain into the circumflex iliac, inferior epigastric and external iliac nodes.

• Tonsils

• Thymus

• Lymph vessels of the abdomen

Vessels that contain or convey lymph to the chest.

• Pelvic lymph nodes

• Lymph vessels of the chest

• Tonsils

They are located beneath the skin and above the pectoral muscle, the mammary glands produce milk for a suckling baby following childbirth, each gland consists of a series of lobules, small lobes that produce milk.

• Lymphatics of the mammary gland

• Lymph vessels of the abdomen

• Thoracic duct

The pelvis is the area of the body below the abdomen that contains the hip bones, bladder, rectum, and male or female reproductive organs. They drain and filter lymph from the pelvis and nearby areas.

• Thoracic duct

• Spleen

• Pelvic lymph nodes

A large, highly vascular lymphoid organ, located in the human body to the left of the stomach below the diaphragm, that serves as a reservoir for blood, destroys old red blood cells, and contains lymphocytes that combat blood-borne antigens.

• Lymph vessels of the abdomen

• Tonsils

• Spleen