Actual Lymph drainage Flashcards
What drains the scrotum?
Superficial inguinal nodes
What drains the glans penis?
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
What drains the testes?
Para-aortic lymph nodes
What drains the anal canal above the pectinate line?
Internal iliac
Anal canal below the pectinate line is drained by the superficial inguinal nodes
What drains the descending colon?
Inferior mesenteric nodes
What drains the penis, vagina, scrotum and perineum?
Superficial inguinal nodes
As well as the testes, what else do the paraaortic nodes drain?
Ovaries, kidney, adrenal gland
What do the internal iliac nodes drain?
Anal canal above pectinate line
Lower part of rectum
Pelvic structures, including cervix and inferior part of uterus
What do the superior mesenteric lymph nodes drain?
Jejunum
Duodenum
What do the inferior mesenteric lymph nodes drain?
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Upper part of rectum
What drains the stomach?
Coeliac nodes
