Tracheobronchial lymph nodes
- Tracheobronchial lymph nodes
Infobox Lymph
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = nodi lymphoidei tracheobronchiales
GraySubject = 181
GrayPage = 717
Caption = The tracheobronchial lymph glands.
Caption2 = 1. Pulmonary Juxtaesophageal
2. Bronchopulmonary (Hilar)
3. Superior Tracheobronchial
4. Inferior Tracheobronchial
5. Paratracheal
DrainsFrom =
Source =
DrainsTo = bronchomediastinal trunk
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MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = n_09
DorlandsSuf = 12577232
The tracheobronchial lymph nodes form four main groups:
* (a) "tracheal", on either side of the trachea;
* (b) "bronchial", in the angles between the lower part of the trachea and bronchi and in the angle between the two bronchi;
* (c) "bronchopulmonary", in the hilus of each lung; and
* (d) "pulmonary", in the lung substance, on the larger branches of the bronchi.
The "afferents" of the tracheobronchial glands drain the lungs and bronchi, the thoracic part of the trachea and the heart; some of the efferents of the posterior mediastinal glands also end in this group.
Their "efferent" vessels ascend upon the trachea and unite with efferents of the internal mammary and anterior mediastinal glands to form the right and left bronchomediastinal trunks.
External links
* - "Mediastinum: Tracheobronchial Lymph Nodes and the Carina"
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* http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/lnodes.html
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