This flashcard defines draining lymph nodes as those receiving antigens and microbes from an infection site via the lymphatic system. It notes their characteristic enlargement during immune responses, which can be felt, and mentions their former name, "swollen glands."
Un ganglio linfático aguas abajo de un sitio de infección que recibe antígenos y microbios del sitio a través del sistema linfático. Los ganglios linfáticos de drenaje a menudo se agrandan enormemente durante una respuesta inmune y se pueden palpar; originalmente se les llamaba glándulas inflamadas.
| Front | A lymph node downstream of a site of infection that receives antigens and microbes from the site via the lymphatic system. Draining lymph nodes often enlarge enormously during an immune response and can be palpated; they were originally called swollen glands |
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| Back | draining lymph nodes |
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