Lymph Drainage Flashcards
Cervical lymph node cluster drains…
Head and neck
Hilar lymph node cluster drains…
Lungs
Mediastinal lymph node cluster drains…
Trachea and esophagus
Axillary lymph node cluster drains…
Breasts, upper limbs, skin above umbilicus
Celiac lymph node cluster drains…
Liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, upper duodenum
Superior mesenteric lymph node cluster drains…
Lower duodenum, jejunum, ilium, colon to splenic flexure
Inferior mesenteric lymph node cluster drains…
Colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum
Internal iliac lymph node cluster drains…
lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line), bladder, prostate, cervix, vagina (middle third)
Para-aortic lymph node cluster drains…
Testes, ovaries, kidneys, uterus
Superficial inguinal lymph node cluster drains…
anal canal (below pectinate line), scrotum, skin below umbilicus (except popliteal area), vulva
Popliteal lymph node cluster drains…
dorsolateral foot, posterior calf
Right lymphatic duct drains…
Right side of the body above the diaphragm
Thoracic duct drains…
everything else except right side of the body above the diaphragm
Thoracic duct drains into…
junction of left subclavian an internal jugular veins
