Deep cervical lymph nodes

The deep cervical lymph nodes are a group of cervical lymph nodes found near the internal jugular vein in the neck.[1]

Deep cervical lymph nodes
Deep Lymph Nodes
  1. Submental
  2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)
Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
  1. Prelaryngeal
  2. Thyroid
  3. Pretracheal
  4. Paratracheal
Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Lateral jugular
  2. Anterior jugular
  3. Jugulodigastric
Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Juguloomohyoid
  2. Supraclavicular (scalene)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains tojugular trunk
Identifiers
LatinNodi lymphoidei cervicales profundi
Anatomical terminology

Structure

The deep cervical lymph nodes can be divided into upper and lower groups,[1] or superior and inferior groups.[2]

Alternatively, they can be divided into deep anterior cervical lymph nodes and deep lateral cervical lymph nodes.

They can also be divided into three groups: "superior deep jugular", "middle deep jugular", and "inferior deep jugular".[3][4]

Location

The deep cervical lymph nodes are contained in the carotid sheath in the neck, close to the internal jugular vein.[5] They connect to the meningeal lymphatic vessels superiorly.[6][7]

Function

The deep cervical lymph nodes provide lymphatic drainage to many parts of the head, including the pharynx,[8] mouth,[8] and meninges.[6][7]

References
  1. Ellis H, Standring S, Gray HD (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. p. 936. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.
  2. Dalley AF, Moore KL (2006). Clinically oriented anatomy. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 356. ISBN 0-7817-3639-0.
  3. "Lymphatic drainage and fascial planes in the neck". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16.
  4. Core Curriculum: Review of Neck Anatomy Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Woodward PJ, Griffith JF, Antonio GE, Ahuja AT, eds. (2018-01-01). "Midcervical Level". Imaging Anatomy: Ultrasound (Second ed.). Elsevier. pp. 118–123. ISBN 978-0-323-54800-7.
  6. Anrather J (2017-01-01). "Chapter 28 - Pathophysiology of the Peripheral Immune Response in Acute Ischemic Stroke". In Caplan LR, Biller J, Leary MC, Lo EH (eds.). Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases (Second ed.). San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 139–145. ISBN 978-0-12-803058-5.
  7. Louveau A, Smirnov I, Keyes TJ, Eccles JD, Rouhani SJ, Peske JD, et al. (July 2015). "Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels". Nature. 523 (7560): 337–41. doi:10.1038/nature14432. PMC 4506234. PMID 26030524.
  8. Pastoret PP, Griebel P, Bazin H, Govaerts A, eds. (1998-01-01). "XVI - The Mouse Model". Handbook of Vertebrate Immunology. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 563–602. doi:10.1016/B978-012546401-7/50018-4. ISBN 978-0-12-546401-7.
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