Mesenteric lymph nodes
| Mesenteric lymph nodes | |
|---|---|
 Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen | |
 Regional lymph tissue | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Nodi lymphoidei mesenterici |
Drains to | Intestinal lymph trunk |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.709 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | n_09/12576745 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The mesenteric lymph nodes lie between the layers of the mesentery.
They vary from one hundred to one hundred and fifty in number, and may be grouped into three sets, viz.:
- one lying close to the wall of the small intestine, among the terminal twigs of the superior mesenteric artery;
- a second, in relation to the loops and primary branches of the vessels;
- and a third along the trunk of the artery.
Additional images
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The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from the front.
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The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from behind.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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