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Please share with me where the lymph nodes are located?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Throughout: Lymph nodes are found throughlut the body. The distribution approximates the vascular channels (arteries and veins).

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Dr. Michael Miller answered

Specializes in Wound care

Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells/digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph everywhere for bad stuff like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.

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