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Sacral lymph nodes

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Sacral lymph nodes
Sacral is #3
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains toCommon iliac lymph nodes
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei sacrales
Anatomical terminology

The sacral lymph nodes are placed in the concavity of the sacrum, in relation to the middle and lateral sacral arteries; they receive lymphatics from the rectum and posterior wall of the pelvis.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 704 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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