UAMS Department of Anatomy - Lymphatics

UAMS Department of Anatomy - Lymphatics - Back

Note: Although the back and extremities contain numerous lymphatic capillaries, within these regions there are very few lymph nodes that are large enough to be named.

Lymphatics of the Back - Listed Alphabetically
Structure	Location	Afferents from	Efferents to	Regions drained	Notes
occipital nodes	superior nuchal line, along the course of the occipital a. and v.	lymphatic vessels from the posterior head and neck	accessory nodes	occipital part of the scalp and the superior neck	occipital nodes are 2 or 3 nodes located between the attachments of the sternocleidomastoid m. and the trapezius m.

Some of the material presented in these tables is contained in the book:
MedCharts Anatomy by Thomas R. Gest and Jaye Schlesinger
Published by ILOC, Inc., New York. Copyright © 1995.

The content of these tables has been edited for use in this course by Patrick W. Tank, Ph.D.
Copyright © 1999, Department of Anatomy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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Note: Although the back and extremities contain numerous lymphatic capillaries, within these regions there are very few lymph nodes that are large enough to be named.

Lymphatics of the Back - Listed Alphabetically