Lateral cervical lymph nodes

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

Lateral cervical lymph nodes
Deep Lymph Nodes
  1. Submental
  2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)
Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
  1. Prelaryngeal
  2. Thyroid
  3. Pretracheal
  4. Paratracheal
Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Lateral jugular
  2. Anterior jugular
  3. Jugulodigastric
Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Juguloomohyoid
  2. Supraclavicular (scalene)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
LatinNodi lymphoidei cervicales laterales
Anatomical terminology

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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