Common iliac lymph nodes | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Source | Internal iliac lymph nodes,external iliac lymph nodes |
Drains to | Lateral aortic lymph nodes |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nodi lymphoidei iliaci communes |
FMA | 12806 |
Anatomical terminology |
Thecommon iliac lymph nodes, four to six in number, are grouped behind and on the sides of thecommon iliac artery, one or two being placed below thebifurcation of the aorta, in front of the fifthlumbar vertebra.
They drain chiefly thehypogastric andexternal iliac glands, and their efferents pass to thelateral aortic glands.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 704 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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