Cervical lymph nodes

This article is about lymph nodes in the neck. For lymph nodes near the cervix, see External iliac lymph nodes and Inguinal lymph nodes.
Cervical lymph nodes
Regional lymph tissue (Cervical near top, in blue)
Cervical lymph node levels (American Academy of Otolaryngology system from 2002[1][2][3]), and superficial nodes
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei cervicales
Anatomical terminology
Deep Lymph Nodes
  1. Submental
  2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)
Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
  1. Prelaryngeal
  2. Thyroid
  3. Pretracheal
  4. Paratracheal
Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Lateral jugular
  2. Anterior jugular
  3. Jugulodigastric
Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Juguloomohyoid
  2. Supraclavicular (scalene)

Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck. Of the 800 lymph nodes in the human body, 300 are in the neck.[4] Cervical lymph nodes are subject to a number of different pathological conditions including tumours, infection and inflammation.[5]

  1. ^ Buyten 2006.
  2. ^ Robbins et al 2002.
  3. ^ Brekel et al 1998.
  4. ^ Mukherji 2002.
  5. ^ Eisenmenger & Wiggins 2015.