Occipital lymph nodes
| Occipital lymph nodes | |
|---|---|
 Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.) | |
 Lymph nodes at surface:
Facial lymph nodes:
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| Details | |
| System | Lymphatic system |
| Drains from | Scalp,occiput |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei occipitales |
| FMA | 61214 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Theoccipital lymph nodes,one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of thetrapeziusand resting on the insertion of thesemispinalis capitis.
Their afferent vessels drain theoccipitalregion of thescalp,while their efferents pass to thesuperior deep cervical glands.
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Etymology
[edit]The wordoccipitalcomes from theLatin:occiput( "the back of the head" ).
References
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This article incorporates text in thepublic domainfrompage 692of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
External links
[edit]- lesson5at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (livingnecklateral)
- http://www.patient.info
- http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
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