Anterior cervical lymph nodes |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Illu_lymph_chain02.jpg/250px-Illu_lymph_chain02.jpg) - Deep Lymph Nodes
- Submental
- Submandibular (Submaxillary)
- Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
- Prelaryngeal
- Thyroid
- Pretracheal
- Paratracheal
- Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
- Lateral jugular
- Anterior jugular
- Jugulodigastric
- Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
- Juguloomohyoid
- Supraclavicular (scalene)
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System | Lymphatic system |
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Identifiers |
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Latin | nodi lymphoidei cervicales anteriores |
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Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The anterior cervical lymph nodes are a group of nodes found on the anterior part of the neck, in front of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. These can be grouped into a deep and superficial group.
The superficial group drain the superficial surfaces of the anterior neck.
External links
- http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021201/2103.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090818165508/http://www.thelymphnodes.com/anterior-cervical-lymph-nodes.php
- http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
Anatomy of the lymphatic system
Head and neck | Head | Back | - Occipital
- Mastoid/retroauricular
- Parotid
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