Lymph and Fascia

Question 1

When are lymph nodes enlarged?

Answer 1

When they are trying to contain and destroy pathogens such as bacteria or cancer cells

Question 2

Symptoms of lymph nodes during an infection or inflammation?

Answer 2

Lymph nodes are soft, tender, inflamed, motile

Question 3

Symptoms of lymph nodes during a metastatic infiltration?

Answer 3

Firm, rubbery, swollen, may be fixed

Question 4

The superficial cervical chain drains into the…

Answer 4

Deep cervical chain

Question 5

What receives all lymphatic drainage from the head and neck directly or indirectly?

Answer 5

Deep cervical chain

Question 6

What does the deep cervical chain join?

Answer 6

Right lymphatic duct or thoracic duct

Question 7

Superficial and deep cervical chains lay on either side of the…

Answer 7

SCM

Question 8

The thoracic duct is made up of…

Answer 8

Left deep cervical chain and left jugular trunk

Question 9

The right lymphatic duct is made up of…

Answer 9

Right deep cervical chain and the right jugular lymphatic trunk

Question 10

The superior deep cervical chain receives lymph from…

Answer 10

Above the omohyoid muscle

Question 11

The inferior deep cervical chain receives lymph from…

Answer 11

Below the omohyoid muscle

Question 12

Jugulodigastric node is also called the…

Answer 12

Tonsilar node

Question 13

The juguloomogyoid node is also called the…

Answer 13

Tongue node

Question 14

What drains into the jugulodigastric node?

Answer 14

• Palatine tonsils
• Pharynx
• Posterior tongue

Question 15

What drains into the juguloomohyoid node?

Answer 15

Tongue

Question 16

Where do the occipital nodes drain into?

Answer 16

Superficial cervical nodes then inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 17

What is drained into the occipital nodes?

Answer 17

Lymph from the posterior scalp

Question 18

What is drained into the mastoid nodes?

Answer 18

Lymph from posterior scalp and behind the ear

Question 19

What does the mastoid nodes drain into?

Answer 19

Superior deep cervical nodes then inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 20

What is drained into the preauricular nodes?

Answer 20

Lymph from around the superficial temporal vein

Question 21

What does the preauricular nodes drain into?

Answer 21

Superior deep cervical nodes then inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 22

What is drained into the parotid nodes?

Answer 22

Lymph from parotid gland

Question 23

What does the parotid nodes drain into?

Answer 23

Superior deep cervical nodes then the inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 24

What is drained into the superficial facial nodes?

Answer 24

Lymph from the anterior face and lateral part of the oral cavity

Question 25

Where does the superficial facial nodes drain into?

Answer 25

Submandibular nodes, then the superior deep cervical nodes, then the inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 26

What is drained into the deep facial nodes?

Answer 26

Region of the maxillary artery and the pterygoid plexus

Question 27

What does the deep facial nodes drain into?

Answer 27

Superior deep cervical nodes then the inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 28

What is drained into the submental nodes?

Answer 28

Lymph from the central lower lip, lower incisors and gums, and tip of tongue

Question 29

Where does the submental node drain into?

Answer 29

Submandibular node, superior deep cervical node, then inferior deep cervical node

Question 30

What is drained into the submandibular nodes?

Answer 30

Maxillary and mandibular teeth and gums, palate, and tongue

Question 31

What does the submandibular nodes drain into?

Answer 31

- Superior deep cervical nodes - Jugulo-omohyoid node - Inferior deep cervical nodes

Question 32

What is drained into the retropharyngeal nodes?

Answer 32

Nasopharynx, nasal cavity, oropharynx, palate, tonsils