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Cervical lymph nodes
Lymph nodes found in the neck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about lymph nodes in the neck. For lymph nodes near the cervix, see External iliac lymph nodes and Inguinal lymph nodes.
Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck. Of the 800 lymph nodes in the human body, 300 are in the neck.[4] Cervical lymph nodes are subject to a number of different pathological conditions including tumours, infection and inflammation.[5]
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Cervical lymph nodes | |
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![]() Regional lymph tissue (Cervical near top, in blue) | |
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System | Lymphatic system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nodi lymphoidei cervicales |
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- Deep Lymph Nodes
- Submental
- Submandibular (Submaxillary)
- Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
- Prelaryngeal
- Thyroid
- Pretracheal
- Paratracheal
- Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
- Lateral jugular
- Anterior jugular
- Jugulodigastric
- Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
- Juguloomohyoid
- Supraclavicular (scalene)