Cortex of lymph node

Cortex of lymph node

A lymph node showing afferent and efferent lymphatic vessels
Latin	cortex nodi lymphoidei

The cortex of lymph node is the peripheral portion of the lymph node, underneath the capsule.^[1]

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Lymphoid system (TA A13.1–2, TH H3.10, GA 8 and 9)

Primary lymphoid organs

Bone marrow	Hematopoietic stem cell

Thymus	Cortex Medulla Hassall's corpuscles

Secondary lymphoid organs

Spleen (process blood)	structural: Hilum Trabeculae Diaphragmatic surface of spleen Visceral surface of spleen Red pulp Cords of Billroth Marginal zone White pulp Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths Germinal center blood flow: Trabecular arteries Trabecular veins

Tonsils/Waldeyer's tonsillar ring	Palatine Lingual Pharyngeal Tubal Tonsillar crypts

Lymph nodes (process extracellular fluid)	lymph flow: Afferent lymph vessels Cortical sinuses Medullary sinuses Efferent lymph vessels T cells: High endothelial venules B cells: Primary follicle/Germinal center Mantle zone Marginal zone layers: Capsule/Trabeculae Subcapsular sinus Cortex Paracortex Medulla (Medullary cord) Hilum

MALT (process mucosa)	GALT Peyer's patch Germinal center

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Cortex of lymph node