Deep cervical lymph nodes explained

Deep cervical lymph nodes
Latin:nodi lymphoidei cervicales profundi
Drainsto:Jugular trunk

The deep cervical lymph nodes are a group of cervical lymph nodes in the neck[1] that form a chain along the internal jugular vein within the carotid sheath.[2]

Structure

Classification

The deep cervical lymph nodes are subdivided into a superior group and an inferior group.[3] [4]

Alternatively, they can be divided into deep anterior cervical lymph nodes and deep lateral cervical lymph nodes.

They can also be divided into three groups: "superior deep jugular", "middle deep jugular", and "inferior deep jugular".[5] [6]

Relations

The deep cervical lymph nodes are contained in the carotid sheath in the neck, close to the internal jugular vein.[7] They connect to the meningeal lymphatic vessels superiorly.[8] [9]

Afferents

All lymphatic vessels of the head and neck ultimately drain to the deep cervical lymph nodes - either by way of other lymph nodes or directly from tissues.[4]

CNS lymphatic vessels have been found to drain to the deep cervical lymph nodes in a 2016 animal study.[10]

Efferents

Efferents of the deep cervical lymph nodes form the ipsilateral jugular trunk.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ellis H, Standring S, Gray HD . Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice . Elsevier Churchill Livingstone . St. Louis, Mo . 2005 . 0-443-07168-3 . 936 .
  2. Book: Fehrenbach . Margaret J. . Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck . Herring . Susan W. . 2017 . Elsevier . 978-0-323-39634-9 . 5th . St. Louis . 148.
  3. Book: Dalley AF, Moore KL . Clinically oriented anatomy . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . Hagerstown, MD . 2006 . 0-7817-3639-0 . 356 . registration .
  4. Book: Standring, Susan . Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice . 2020 . 978-0-7020-7707-4 . 42th . New York . 593 . 1201341621.
  5. Web site: Lymphatic drainage and fascial planes in the neck . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216031919/http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/hnl3a.htm . 2008-02-16 . dead .
  6. http://www.bcm.edu/oto/studs/anat/neck.html Core Curriculum: Review of Neck Anatomy
  7. Book: Midcervical Level. 2018-01-01 . Imaging Anatomy: Ultrasound . Second . 118–123. Woodward PJ, Griffith JF, Antonio GE, Ahuja AT . Elsevier. en. 978-0-323-54800-7 .
  8. Book: Anrather J . Chapter 28 - Pathophysiology of the Peripheral Immune Response in Acute Ischemic Stroke. 2017-01-01 . Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases . Second . 139–145. Caplan LR, Biller J, Leary MC, Lo EH . San Diego. Academic Press. en. 978-0-12-803058-5 .
  9. Louveau A, Smirnov I, Keyes TJ, Eccles JD, Rouhani SJ, Peske JD, Derecki NC, Castle D, Mandell JW, Lee KS, Harris TH, Kipnis J . 6 . Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels . Nature . 523 . 7560 . 337–41 . July 2015 . 26030524 . 4506234 . 10.1038/nature14432 . 2015Natur.523..337L .
  10. Louveau . Antoine . Smirnov . Igor . Keyes . Timothy J. . Eccles . Jacob D. . Rouhani . Sherin J. . Peske . J. David . Derecki . Noel C. . Castle . David . Mandell . James W. . Lee . Kevin S. . Harris . Tajie H. . Kipnis . Jonathan . July 2015 . Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels . Nature . en . 523 . 7560 . 337–341 . 10.1038/nature14432 . 26030524 . 1476-4687. 4506234 . 2015Natur.523..337L .

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