Lymphatics

Question 1

What are the five main groups of superficial facial lymph nodes?

Answer 1

Occipital
Posterior auricular
Anterior Auricular
Superficial parotid
Facial

Question 2

What are the 4 main groups of superficial cervical lymph nodes?

Answer 2

Submental
Submandibular
External Jugular
Anterior Jugular

Question 3

What structures drain to the submental lymph nodes?

Answer 3

Drain bilateral from the lower lip, chin, floor of the mouth, apex of the tongue and mandibular incisors.

Question 4

What structures drain to the submandibular lymph nodes?

Answer 4

Drain unilaterally from the cheeks, upper lip, body of the tongue, anterior hard palate, all the mandibular teeth apart from incisors and 3rd molars.

Question 5

What signs of lymph nodes would suggest malignancy?

Answer 5

Hard, painless lymph nodes.

Question 6

What signs of lymph nodes would suggest infection?

Answer 6

Swollen, tender lymph nodes.