Lymph Nodes
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Sarah A. Marshall, MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Elizabeth T. Russo, MD - Internal Medicine
Lymph nodes are part of the lymph system, which carries lymph fluid, nutrients, and waste material between the body tissues and the bloodstream. The lymph system is also an important part of the immune system, the body’s defense system against disease. The lymph nodes (sometimes called lymph glands) filter lymph fluid…