Facial lymph nodes

The facial lymph nodes comprise three groups:

Facial lymph nodes
The lymphatics of the face.
Facial lymph nodes labelled 8 - 12
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei faciales
FMA233946
Anatomical terminology

Their afferent vessels drain the eyelids, the conjunctiva, and the skin and mucous membrane of the nose and cheek; their efferents pass to the submandibular glands.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 694 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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