Deep parotid lymph nodes

The deep parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found below the parotid gland.

Deep parotid lymph nodes
Lymph nodes of the head and neck (4. deep parotid)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei parotidei profundi
Anatomical terminology

The afferents of the subparotid glands drain the nasal part of the pharynx and the posterior parts of the nasal cavities.

Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 693 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)