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periaortic lymph nodes (also known as lumbar) are a group of lymph nodes that lie in front of the lumbar vertebrae near the aorta. These lymph nodes receive...

The common iliac lymph nodes, four to six in number, are grouped behind and on the sides of the common iliac artery, one or two being placed below the...

The lumbar trunks are formed by the union of the efferent vessels from the lateral aortic lymph nodes. They receive the lymph from the lower limbs, from...

preaortic lymph nodes lie in front of the aorta, and may be divided into celiac lymph nodes, superior mesenteric lymph nodes, and inferior mesenteric lymph nodes...

lymph nodes. The posterior set consists of a few nodes situated on the back of the crura of the diaphragm, and connected on one side with the lumbar lymph...

The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. They...

testicular arteries back to the paraaortic lymph nodes, while lymph from the scrotum drains to the inguinal lymph nodes. Many anatomical features of the adult...

end of the thoracic duct in most mammals into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow. It receives fatty chyle from...

suprarenal arteries Vein Suprarenal veins Nerve Celiac and renal plexus Lymph Lumbar lymph nodes Identifiers Latin glandula suprarenalis MeSH D000311 TA98 A11.5...

diagnostic criteria, at least one impaired lymph node ≥ 15 mm in diameter should be involved. Affected lymph nodes are painless or minimally painful, nonfluctuant...

ovarian artery, tubal branch of uterine artery via mesosalpinx Lymph Lumbar lymph nodes Identifiers Latin tuba uterina Greek σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) MeSH D005187...

relations of pulmonary artery. The arch of the aorta, and its branches. Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen (diagrammatic). The position and...

the lymph nodes may be buried, asking the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver can push the cupola of the lung upward, bringing deep-seated nodes to...

less likely, from cancer. A chain of superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain to the deep nodes. There are two depressions called fossae in an area called...

pudendal veins give drainage. Afferent lymph vessels carry lymph away from the vulva to the inguinal lymph nodes. The nerves that supply the vulva are...

growth factor C. Lymph node metastasis is very often associated with several types of human malignancies. Cancer cells’ journey to lymph node takes place largely...

superior mesenteric lymph nodes. Efferent lymphatic vessels from the duodenal lymph nodes ultimately pass into the celiac lymph nodes. Under microscopy...

an unpaired lymph trunk: Jugular lymph trunks Subclavian lymph trunks Bronchomediastinal lymph trunks Lumbar lymph trunks Intercostal lymph trunks Intestinal...

organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The word spleen comes from Ancient...

Lymph node Regional lymph nodes Lymph nodes of head and neck Lymph nodes of upper limb Thoracic lymph nodes Abdominal lymph nodes Pelvic lymph nodes Lymph...