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Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

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Superior mesenteric lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen (Superior mesenteric is #1)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains topreaortic lymph node
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei mesenterici superiores
Anatomical terminology

The superior mesenteric lymph nodes may be divided into three principal groups:

Afferents

The superior mesenteric glands receive afferents from the jejunum, ileum, cecum, vermiform process, and the ascending and transverse parts of the colon; their efferents pass to the preaortic glands.

Additional images

  • The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from the front.
    The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from the front.
  • The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from behind.
    The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from behind.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 709 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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