Lymph Nodes

I decided lymph nodes are my favourite part of the body. Which is funny because they're not really a "part" as there are so many. I love lymph nodes for several reasons. I'll share them with you here:

1. They're adorable. They're like tiny little cream coloured jellybeans. Little cute things the size of my thumb nail.

2. They're the least disgusting part of the body. Okay, maybe I exaggerate. They're probably on par with kidneys. But cute kidneys. Not grotsky mangled ones. Nicely shaped ones that actually look like the beans.

3. Looking for them is like playing an (easy) game of Where's Wally. There's so many of them and they're usually pretty easy to find. They're probably the only body tissue I can easily identify. When I spot one, it's like coming home.

4. They protect me from infection. YEAH. LYMPH NODES.

5. Once, the tutor asked me a question about them and I ANSWERED CORRECTLY. This was basically the only and first time I've ever answered a question about bio correctly. I was so impressed with myself. I think the question was, "What is this?"

6. You can feel them from the outside. Which is awesome. I wonder if I could feel one so hard I could pulverise it with my fingers. 'Cos I'm like the hulk.

There's my 6 reasons (and counting) for lymph nodes being my favourite part of the body.

These ones are saying: HI! We're the 2 lymph nodes with the best real estate in the body!



J