Lymphatics

Question 1

Lymphatic trunks

A. Right jugular trunk

Drains _____1____ and deep nodes into the right lymphatic duct

B. Left jugular trunk

Drains ____1____ and deep nodes into the thoracic duct

Answer 1

1- superficial

Question 2

Outlying nodes

Occipital nodes

Answer 2

drain occipital scalp

Question 3

Mastoid (Retro-auricular) nodes

Answer 3

Drains ear and adjacent scalp

Question 4

Parotid nodes

Answer 4

drains ear, face, nose and scalp

Question 5

Buccal (facial) nodes

Answer 5

drains nose and adjacent face

Question 6

Submandibular nodes

Answer 6

drains face, tongue, mouth, nose, palate and *submental nodes

Question 7

Submental nodes

Answer 7

drains central lower lip and tip of the tongue

Question 8

Anterior cervical

Answer 8

Drain superficial anterior neck

Question 9

Posterior cervical (along accessory nerve)

Answer 9

drains lateral neck into supraclavicular nodes​

Question 10

Retropharyngeal nodes

Answer 10

drains nasopharynx and atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial joints

Question 11

Paratracheal nodes

Answer 11

drains trachea

Question 12

Infrahyoid, prelaryngeal, and pretracheal nodes

Answer 12

drains trachea, larynx, lower pharynx and esophagus

Question 13

Supraclavicular

Answer 13

drains axial nodes

Question 14

Terminal (deep nodes)

Superior nodes

Answer 14

function- drains larynx, pharynx, posterior palate, posterior tongue, and occipital, retro-auricular, parotid, buccal, retropharyngeal & submandibular nodes

Question 15

Terminal (deep) nodes

_{Inferior nodes}

Answer 15

function- drains the anterior cervical, paratracheal, infrahyoid, prelaryngeal, pretracheal, submental, supraclavicular & superior deep cervical nodes