Deep parotid lymph nodes

Lymph: Deep parotid lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes of the Head & Neck (4. Deep Parotid)
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
Latin	nodi lymphoidei parotidei profundi
Gray's	subject #177 693

The deep parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found below the parotid gland.

The afferents of the subparotid glands drain the nasal part of the pharynx and the posterior parts of the nasal cavities.

Their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.

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  Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.