Occipital lymph nodes
| Occipital lymph nodes | |
|---|---|
 Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.) | |
 Lymph nodes at surface:
Facial lymph nodes:
| |
| Details | |
occiput | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei occipitales |
| FMA | 61214 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the
semispinalis capitis
.
Their afferent vessels drain the
superior deep cervical glands
.
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Etymology
The word occipital comes from the
Latin
: occiput ("the back of the head").
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 692 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (livingnecklateral)
- http://www.patient.info
- http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
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