Lateral cervical lymph nodes

Lateral cervical lymph nodes

Deep Lymph Nodes
1. Submental
2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)

Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
3. Prelaryngeal
4. Thyroid
5. Pretracheal
6. Paratracheal

Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
7. Lateral jugular
8. Anterior jugular
9. Jugulodigastric

Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
10. Juguloomohyoid
11. Supraclavicular (scalene)
Details
Latin Nodi lymphoidei cervicales laterales

Anatomical terminology

The lateral cervical lymph nodes are a group of lymph nodes found in the lateral side of the neck.

Terminologia Anatomica divides them into:

Another source divides this group into "internal jugular", "spinal accessory", and "transverse cervical".[1]

References

  1. Henderson, Jenifer L.; Larrabee, Wayne F.; Makielski, Kathleen H. (2003). Surgical anatomy of the face / Wayne F. Larrabee Jr., Kathleen H. Makielski, Jenifer L. Henderson; illustrated by Kathleen H. Makielski. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 109. ISBN 0-7817-4150-5.


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