Submental lymph nodes

Infobox Lymph
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Latin = nodi lymphoidei submentales
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Caption = 1: Submental lymph nodes
2: Submandibular lymph nodes
3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes
4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
5: Buccinator lymph node
6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes
7: Jugular lymph nodes
8: Parotid lymph nodes
9: Retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodes


Caption2 = Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Buccinator glands labeled at center right.)
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DorlandsSuf = 12577172
The submental lymph nodes (or suprahyoid) are situated between the anterior bellies of the Digastrici.

Their "afferents" drain the central portions of the lower lip and floor of the mouth and the apex of the tongue.

Their "efferents" pass partly to the submandibular lymph nodes and partly to a gland of the deep cervical group situated on the internal jugular vein at the level of the cricoid cartilage.

ee also

* submental triangle

External links

* (NormanAnatomyFig|livingnecklateral)
* [http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/surface/head_neck/neck_lymph.html Image at umich.edu - must rollover]
* http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/hnl3a.htm
* [http://www.bcm.edu/oto/studs/anat/neck.html Diagram] at Baylor College of Medicine
* http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000835/
* http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics