Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Lymphonodi inguinales superficiales
Filters lymph from the caudal abdominal wall, the prepuce or the udder, and the hind limb.
About the superficial inguinal lymph nodes of the dog
Superficial inguinal lymph nodes is a lymph of the belly (abdomen), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Lymphonodi inguinales superficiales. You can turn it above, see it in place in the belly of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Inguinal region beside the penis or the mammary glands.
- Action
- Filters lymph from the caudal abdominal wall, the prepuce or the udder, and the hind limb.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
- Latin (NAV)
- Lymphonodi inguinales superficiales
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the superficial inguinal lymph nodes
- What is the Latin name of the superficial inguinal lymph nodes?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the superficial inguinal lymph nodes is called Lymphonodi inguinales superficiales.
- Where is the superficial inguinal lymph nodes of the dog?
- Superficial inguinal lymph nodes is a lymph of the belly (abdomen), on the left side.
See the superficial inguinal lymph nodes inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
