| Lymph: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes | |
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| 1: Submental lymph nodes 2: Submandibular lymph nodes 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes 5: Buccal lymph nodes 6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes 7: Jugular lymph nodes 8: Parotid lymph nodes 9: Retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodes |
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| Lymphatics of pharynx. (Retropharyngeal glands labeled at center top.) | |
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei retropharyngeales |
| Gray's | subject #177 694 |
| Drains to | superior deep cervical lymph nodes |
The retropharyngeal lymph nodes, from one to three in number, lie in the buccopharyngeal fascia, behind the upper part of the pharynx and in front of the arch of the atlas, being separated, however, from the latter by the Longus capitis.
Their afferents drain the nasal cavities, the nasal part of the pharynx, and the auditory tubes.
Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.
They are in the retropharyngeal space.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Chong VF, Fan YF (October 2000). "Radiology of the retropharyngeal space". Clin Radiol 55 (10): 740–8. doi:. PMID 11052873. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0009926000905105.
External links
- http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/hnl3a.htm
- http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
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