lymph node drainage

Question 1

cervical

Answer 1

head and neck

Question 2

hilar

Answer 2

lungs

Question 3

mediastinal

Answer 3

trachea and esophagus

Question 4

axillary

Answer 4

upper limb, breast, skin above umbilicus

Question 5

celiac

Answer 5

liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, upper duodenum

Question 6

superior mesenteric

Answer 6

lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon to splenic flexure

Question 7

inferior mesenteric

Answer 7

colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum

Question 8

internal iliac

Answer 8

lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line), bladder, vagina (middle third), prostate

Question 9

para-aortic

Answer 9

testes, ovaries, kidneys, uterus

Question 10

superficial inguinal

Answer 10

anal canal (below pectinate), skin below umbilicus (except popliteal), scrotum

Question 11

popliteal

Answer 11

dorsolateral foot, posterior calf

Question 12

right lymphatic duct drains?

Answer 12

right side of body above the diaphragm

Question 13

thoracic duct drains?

Answer 13

everything but the right side of the body above the diaphragm

Question 14

where does the thoracic duct drain?

Answer 14

junction of left subclavian and internal jugular veins