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Valentin [98]
3 years ago
7

How many lymph nodes are in the body? what is the function of the lymph nodes?

Biology
1 answer:
Marta_Voda [28]3 years ago
6 0
There are between 500 and 700 lyph nodes in the body. It depends on the individual person.

Lymph nodes are like little filters. They contain lymphatic fluids and also white blood cells that destroy any harmful germs that pass through them.

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