Superficial cervical lymph nodes
Lymphonodi cervicales superficiales
A node group cranial to the shoulder, deep to the omotransversarius and brachiocephalicus; in the pig it forms dorsal, middle and ventral subgroups and drains to the veins at the thoracic inlet.
- System
- lymph
- Region
- Neck
- 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
- Afferent vessels from the skin and superficial muscles of the neck, the shoulder and the upper forelimb.
- Action
- A node group cranial to the shoulder, deep to the omotransversarius and brachiocephalicus; in the pig it forms dorsal, middle and ventral subgroups and drains to the veins at the thoracic inlet.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Superficial cervical lymph nodes
- Latin (NAV)
- Lymphonodi cervicales superficiales
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria