There are no lymph nodes in the central nervous system, which is separated from the

body by the blood–brain barrier. Lymph from the meningeal lymphatic vessels in the
CNS drains to the deep cervical lymph nodes.[7]

Size
Upper limit of lymph node sizes in adults
Generally 10 mm[8][9]
Inguinal 10[10] – 20 mm[11]
Pelvis 10 mm for ovoid lymph nodes, 8 mm for rounded[10]
Neck
Generally (non-retropharyngeal) 10 mm[10][12]
Jugulodigastric lymph nodes 11mm[10] or 15 mm[12]
Retropharyngeal 8 mm[12]
Lateral retropharyngeal: 5 mm[10]
Mediastinum
Mediastinum, generally 10 mm[10]
Superior mediastinum and high paratracheal 7mm[13]
Low paratracheal and subcarinal 11 mm[13]
Upper abdominal
Retrocrural space 6 mm[14]
Paracardiac 8 mm[14]
Gastrohepatic ligament 8 mm[14]
Upper paraaortic region 9 mm[14]
Portacaval space 10 mm[14]
Porta hepatis 7 mm[14]
Lower paraaortic region 11 mm[14]
Subdivisions

Histology of a normal lymphoid follicle, showing dark, light, mantle and marginal
zones
A lymph node is divided into compartments called nodules (or lobules), each
consisting of a region of cortex with combined follicle B cells, a paracortex of T
cells, and a part of the nodule in the medulla.[15] The substance of a lymph node
is divided into the outer cortex and the inner medulla.[3] The cortex of a lymph
node is the outer portion of the node, underneath the capsule and the subcapsular
sinus.[15] It has an outer part and a deeper part known as the paracortex.[15] The
outer cortex consists of groups of mainly inactivated B cells called follicles.[4]
When activated, these may develop into what is called a germinal centre.[4] The
deeper paracortex mainly consists of the T cells.[4] Here the T-cells mainly
interact with dendritic cells, and the reticular network is dense.[16]

The medulla contains large blood vessels, sinuses and medullary cords that contain
antibody-secreting plasma cells. There are fewer cells in the medulla.[4]

The medullary cords are cords of lymphatic tissue, and include plasm