Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes
Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes | |
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Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Inferior deep cervical glands labeled at bottom right.) | |
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Source | superior deep cervical lymph nodes |
Drains to | jugular trunk |
Latin | Nodi lymphoidei cervicales laterales profundi inferiores |
The inferior deep cervical lymph nodes extend beyond the posterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle into the subclavian triangle, where they are closely related to the brachial plexus and subclavian vein.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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