Sacral lymph nodes
Lymphonodi sacrales
Filter lymph from the pelvic wall and the muscles of the croup and tail.
- System
- lymph
- Region
- Trunk
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Under the sacrum, near the internal iliac vessels.
- Action
- Filter lymph from the pelvic wall and the muscles of the croup and tail.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Sacral lymph nodes
- Latin (NAV)
- Lymphonodi sacrales
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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