Anatom3DPulmonary lymph nodes
Nodi pulmonales · Plicní mízní uzliny
Lymphatic & immune
Looks like
Nodes inside and at the root of each lung, along the bronchi.
What it does
Filter lymph from the lung tissue before it drains to the mediastinum.
Keeping it well
Lung cancer spreads here first; they are removed and checked at lung cancer surgery.