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  2. List of lymph nodes of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Lymph nodes of the lungs: The lymph is drained from the lung tissue through subsegmental, segmental, lobar and interlobar lymph nodes to the hilar lymph nodes, which are located around the hilum (the pedicle, which attaches the lung to the mediastinal structures, containing the pulmonary artery, the pulmonary veins, the main bronchus for each side, some vegetative nerves and the lymphatics) of ...

  3. Occipital lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the trapezius and resting on the insertion of the semispinalis capitis. Their afferent vessels drain the occipital region of the scalp , while their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands .

  4. Lymph node - Wikipedia

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    The primary function of lymph nodes is the filtering of lymph to identify and fight infection. In order to do this, lymph nodes contain lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, which includes B cells and T cells. These circulate through the bloodstream and enter and reside in lymph nodes. [24] B cells produce antibodies.

  5. Category:Lymphatics of the head and neck - Wikipedia

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    Submandibular lymph nodes; Submental lymph nodes; Superficial anterior cervical lymph nodes; Superficial cervical lymph nodes; Superficial lateral cervical lymph nodes; Superficial parotid lymph nodes; Superior deep cervical lymph nodes; Supraclavicular lymph nodes

  6. File:Lymph node regions.svg - Wikipedia

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    Cervical lymph nodes; Common iliac lymph nodes; Deltopectoral lymph nodes; External iliac lymph nodes; Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes; Inguinal lymph nodes; Internal iliac lymph nodes; List of lymph nodes of the human body; Lymphatic system; Occipital lymph nodes; Periaortic lymph nodes; Popliteal lymph nodes; Supratrochlear lymph nodes ...

  7. Lymphatic system - Wikipedia

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    Of the nearly 800 lymph nodes in the human body, about 300 are located in the head and neck. [23] Many are grouped in clusters in different regions, as in the underarm and abdominal areas. Lymph node clusters are commonly found at the proximal ends of limbs (groin, armpits) and in the neck, where lymph is collected from regions of the body ...

  8. Submandibular lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The most common causes of enlargement of the submandibular lymph nodes are infections of the head, neck, ears, eyes, nasal sinuses, pharynx, and scalp. [1] The lymph glands may be affected by metastatic spread of cancers of the oral cavity, anterior portion of the nasal cavity, soft tissues of the mid-face, and submandibular salivary gland. [1]

  9. Cervical lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The classification of the cervical lymph nodes is generally attributed to Henri Rouvière in his 1932 publication "Anatomie des Lymphatiques de l'Homme" [6] [7] Rouviere described the cervical lymph nodes as a collar which surrounded the upper aerodigestive tract, consisting of submental, facial, submandibular, parotid, mastoid, occipital and retropharyngeal nodes, together with two chains ...