Cervical lymph nodes

Lymph: Cervical lymph nodes
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Regional lymph tissue. (Cervical near top, in green.)⋅
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Deep Lymph Nodes 1. Submental 2. Submandibular (Submaxillary) Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep) 3. Prelaryngeal 4. Thyroid 5. Pretracheal 6. Paratracheal Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes 7. Lateral jugular 8. Anterior jugular 9. Jugulodigastric Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes 10. Juguloomohyoid 11. Supraclavicular (scalene)
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Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck.

[edit] Anterior cervical nodes

The anterior cervical nodes are a group of nodes found on the anterior part of the neck. <ref>Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576357</ref>

Superficial anterior cervical nodes are found in proximity to the anterior jugular vein.<ref>Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576371</ref>
Deep anterior cervical nodes are found near the middle cricothyroid ligament and the trachea.<ref>Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576365</ref>

The lateral cervical nodes can be divided up into three main groups:

Superficial lateral cervical nodes are found in proximity to the external jugular vein.<ref>Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576382</ref>
Superior deep lateral cervical nodes are found near the upper part of the internal jugular vein in the neck, lateral or posterior to the carotid sheath. <ref name="deep lateral cervical">Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576377</ref>
- Jugulodigastric node is a large node found in the proximity of where the posterior belly of the digastric muscle crosses the internal jugular vein. <ref>Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576639</ref>
Inferior deep lateral cervical nodes are found near the lower part of the internal jugular vein in the neck.<ref name="deep lateral cervical">null</ref>. See also Virchow's node.
- Jugulo-omohyoid node is a node lying near the internal jugular vein, just above the omohyoid muscle.<ref>Dorlands/Elsevier n_09/12576647</ref>