Retroaortic lymph nodes

Retroaortic lymph nodes
Retroaortic lymph nodes
	Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes) Lateral aortic; Preaortic; Postaortic; Intermediate Lumbar; Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes) Lateral caval; Precaval; Postcaval;
	The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis.
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Source	Lateral aortic lymph nodes, preaortic glands
Drains to	Cisterna chyli
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei retroaortici
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

They receive lymphatic trunks from the lateral and preaortic glands, while their efferents end in the cisterna chyli.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 705 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

figures/chapter_30/30-3.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School

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