| Lymph: Lateral aortic lymph nodes | |
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| Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes) 1. Lateral aortic 2. Preaortic 3. Postaortic 4. Intermediate Lumbar Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes) 5. Lateral caval 6. Precaval 7. Postcaval |
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| The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis. | |
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei aortici laterales |
| Gray's | subject #180 705 |
| Source | common iliac lymph nodes |
| Drains to | primarily lumbar trunk |
There are two groups of lateral aortic lymph nodes: right and left.
The right lateral aortic glands, occasionally still known as the Aortic Lymph Glands of Elliott after their first documented record, are situated partly in front of the inferior vena cava, near the termination of the renal vein, and partly behind it on the origin of the Psoas major, and on the right crus of the diaphragm.
The left lateral aortic glands form a chain on the left side of the abdominal aorta in front of the origin of the Psoas major and left crus of the diaphragm.
The glands on either side receive
Most of the efferent vessels of the lateral aortic glands converge to form the right and left lumbar trunks which join the cisterna chyli, but some enter the pre- and retroaortic glands, and others pierce the crura of the diaphragm to join the lower end of the thoracic duct.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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