Superficial cervical lymph nodes | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Drains to | superior deep cervical lymph nodes |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nodi lymphoidei cervicales superficiales |
Anatomical terminology |
The superficial cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes that lie near the surface of the neck.
Some sources state simply that they lie along the external jugular vein,[1] while other sources state that they are only adjacent to the external jugular vein in the posterior triangle, and they are adjacent to the anterior jugular vein in the anterior triangle.[2]
They can be broken down into:
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 697 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 936. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.
- ^ Dalley, Arthur F.; Moore, Keith L. (2006). Clinically oriented anatomy. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 356. ISBN 0-7817-3639-0.