Facial lymph nodes

Facial lymph nodes
The lymphatics of the face.
Facial Lymph Nodes
Details
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei faciales
FMA	233946
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The facial lymph nodes comprise three groups:

(a) infraorbital or maxillary, scattered over the infraorbital region from the groove between the nose and cheek to the zygomatic arch;
(b) buccinator, one or more placed on the Buccinator opposite the angle of the mouth;
(c) supramandibular, on the outer surface of the mandible, in front of the Masseter and in contact with the external maxillary artery and anterior facial vein.

Their afferent vessels drain the eyelids, the conjunctiva, and the skin and mucous membrane of the nose and cheek; their efferents pass to the submaxillary glands.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy of the lymphatic system

Head and neck

Head

Back	Occipital Mastoid/retroauricular Parotid Superficial Deep preauricular infra-auricular intraglandular

Front	Facial buccinator nasolabial Mandibular Submandibular Submental

Cervical

Superficial	anterior lateral

Deep	Deep anterior cervical pretracheal paratracheal prelaryngeal thyroid Deep lateral cervical superior deep cervical inferior deep cervical retropharyngeal jugulodigastric jugulo-omohyoid

Other	Anterior cervical Lateral cervical Supraclavicular Virchow's

Vessels

Jugular trunk

Arm and axilla

Nodes	Axillary Brachial Pectoral Subscapular Central Apical Arm Supratrochlear Deltopectoral

Vessels	Subclavian lymph trunk

Chest

Nodes	Parasternal Intercostal Superior diaphragmatic Trachea and bronchi superior inferior bronchopulmonary paratracheal intrapulmonary

Vessels	Thoracic duct Right lymphatic duct Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk

Abdomen

Nodes

Paraaortic	Retroaortic Lateral aortic Preaortic (Celiac gastric hepatic splenic Superior mesenteric mesenteric ileocolic mesocolic Inferior mesenteric pararectal)

Other	Iliac Common external internal Sacral Retroperitoneal lymph nodes

Vessels

Leg

Inguinal
- deep
  - Cloquet's node
- superficial
Popliteal

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