| Lymph: Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes | |
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| Lymphatics of colon. (Inferior mesenteric labeled at bottom center.) | |
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei mesenterici inferiores |
| Gray's | subject #180 710 |
| Drains to | preaortic lymph node |
The inferior mesenteric glands consist of:
They drain the descending iliac and sigmoid parts of the colon and the upper part of the rectum; their efferents pass to the preaortic glands.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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