Lymphatic Pathways: head and neck

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Which group of lymph nodes is located posterior to the body of the mandible and near the salivary glands?

Submental

Submandibular (correct)

Occipital

Retro auricular

Which group of lymph nodes is located at the base of the tongue/floor of the mouth?

Lingual (correct)

Buccal

Pre auricular

Infrahyoid

Which group of lymph nodes lies in proximity to the course of the internal jugular vein, running superior to inferior?

Infrahyoid

Deep cervical (correct)

Occipital

Retropharyngeal

Which group of lymph nodes is located over the insertion of the trapezius into the occiput?

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Which one of these is NOT a location in the body where lymph nodes are highly concentrated?

Lower limbs Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymph nodes is located between the trachea and esophagus?

Paratracheal group Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymph nodes drains lymph from the cheeks into the submandibular and parotid nodes?

Submandibular group Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymph nodes is located posterior to the ear and drains lymph from the lateral scalp?

Superficial cervical group Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymph nodes lies in proximity to the course of the internal jugular vein and receives lymph directly from the collecting vessels of nearby tissue?

Deep cervical group Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of lymph travel?

Proximally Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymph nodes is located between the trachea and esophagus?

Paratracheal group Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is NOT a location in the body where lymph nodes are highly concentrated?

Elbow Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymph nodes is located posterior to the ear and drains lymph from the lateral scalp?

Retroauricular group Signup and view all the answers

Lymphatic Pathways: head and neck

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Which group of lymph nodes is located posterior to the body of the mandible and near the salivary glands?

Which group of lymph nodes is located at the base of the tongue/floor of the mouth?

Which group of lymph nodes lies in proximity to the course of the internal jugular vein, running superior to inferior?

Which group of lymph nodes is located over the insertion of the trapezius into the occiput?

Which one of these is NOT a location in the body where lymph nodes are highly concentrated?

Which group of lymph nodes is located between the trachea and esophagus?

Which group of lymph nodes drains lymph from the cheeks into the submandibular and parotid nodes?

Which group of lymph nodes is located posterior to the ear and drains lymph from the lateral scalp?

Which group of lymph nodes lies in proximity to the course of the internal jugular vein and receives lymph directly from the collecting vessels of nearby tissue?

What is the direction of lymph travel?

Which group of lymph nodes is located between the trachea and esophagus?

Which one of these is NOT a location in the body where lymph nodes are highly concentrated?

Which group of lymph nodes is located posterior to the ear and drains lymph from the lateral scalp?

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