Occipital lymph nodes
| Lymph: Occipital lymph nodes | |
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| Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.) | |
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| Lymph nodes at Surface: 1. Occipital (retroauricular) 2. Mastoid 3. Superficial Parotid 4. Deep Parotid 5. Preauricular 6. Infraauricular 7. Intraglandular parotid Facial Lymph Nodes: 8. Buccinator 9. Nasolabial 10. Mandibular 11. Anterior Cervical (Superficial jugular) 12. Superficial Cervical (External jugular) |
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| Latin | nodi lymphoidei occipitales |
| Gray's | subject #177 692 |
| Drains from | scalp, occiput |
The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the Trapezius and resting on the insertion of the Semispinalis capitis.
Their afferent vessels drain the occipital region of the scalp, while their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.
External links
- lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (livingnecklateral)
- http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000835/
- http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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