Elizabethton, Tennessee. Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.
Lymph circulates through the body without any organ to pump it. 1  Motion, gravity, and pressure keep the fluid moving quietly throughout the body. Some people suffer from inflammation when the body cannot effectively move the lymph. When nodes are removed or damaged, it can affect the flow, which causes swelling.