Superior mesenteric lymph nodes
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| Superior mesenteric lymph nodes | |
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Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen (Superior mesenteric is #1)
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| Latin | nodi lymphoidei mesenterici superiores |
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preaortic lymph node |
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| Anatomical terminology
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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
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The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from the front.
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The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from behind.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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