Lymph nodes Flashcards
occipital lymph nodes
drains occipital scalp
mastoid (retro-auricular) nodes
drains ear and adjacent scalp
parotid nodes
drains ear, face, nose, and scalp
buccal (facial) nodes
drains nose and adjacent face
submandibular nodes
drains face, tongue, mouth, nose, palate, and submental nodes
submental nodes
drains central lower lip and tip of tongue
anterior cervical
drains superficial anterior neck
posterior cervical
drains lateral neck into supraclavicular nodes
retropharyngeal nodes
drains nasopharynx and atlanto-occipital & atlantoaxial joints
paratracheal nodes
drains trachea
infrahyoid, prelaryngeal, and pretracheal nodes
drains trachea, larynx, lower pharynx, & esophagus
supraclavicular
drains axial nodes
superior nodes (terminal [deep] nodes)
drains larynx, pharynx, posterior palate, posterior tongue, occipital, retro-auricular, parotid, buccal, retropharyngeal & submandibular nodes
inferior nodes
drains the anterior cervical, paratracheal, infrahyoid, prelaryngeal, pretracheal, submental, supraclavicular, & superior deep cervical nodes
drains occipital scalp
occipital lymph nodes