Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

Superior mesenteric lymph nodes
Lymph nodes of the large intestine and lower abdomen (superior mesenteric is #1)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains toPreaortic lymph node
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei mesenterici superiores
Anatomical terminology

The superior mesenteric lymph nodes may be divided into three principal groups:

  • mesenteric lymph nodes
  • ileocolic lymph nodes
  • mesocolic lymph nodes
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