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  2. 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 ...

  3. Lymph node - Wikipedia

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    FMA. 5034. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] A lymph node, or lymph gland, [1] is a kidney -shaped organ of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system. A large number of lymph nodes are linked throughout the body by the lymphatic vessels. They are major sites of lymphocytes that include B and T cells.

  4. Superior deep cervical lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    Superior deep cervical lymph nodes situated in a triangular region bounded by the posterior belly of the digastric muscle, the facial vein, and the internal jugular vein form a subgroup - the jugulodigastric group. The group consists of a single large lymph node and multiple smaller lymph nodes. It is particularly involved in the drainage of ...

  5. Deep cervical lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    Lymphatic system. Drains to. Jugular trunk. Identifiers. Latin. nodi lymphoidei cervicales profundi. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The deep cervical lymph nodes are a group of cervical lymph nodes in the neck [1] that form a chain along the internal jugular vein within the carotid sheath.

  6. Superficial cervical lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Superficial cervical labeled at center left.) 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 ...

  7. Submental lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    Submental lymph nodes. Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Buccinator glands labeled at center right.) The submental lymph nodes (or suprahyoid lymph nodes[citation needed]) are 2-3 lymph nodes [1] situated in the submental triangle, [1] between the anterior bellies of the digastric muscle and the hyoid bone. [2]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Head and neck anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The lymphatic system drains the head and neck of excess interstitial fluid via lymph vessels or capillaries, equally into the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct. Lymph nodes line the cervical spine and neck regions as well as along the face and jaw. The tonsils also are lymphatic tissue and help mediate the ingestion of pathogens.

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