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Organs of the immune system
Occipital lymph nodes
Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.)
Lymph nodes at surface:
  • 1. Occipital (retroauricular)
  • 2. Mastoid
  • 3. Superficial parotid
  • 4. Deep parotid
  • 5. Preauricular
  • 6. Infra-auricular
  • 7. Intraglandular parotid

Facial lymph nodes:

  • 8. Buccinator
  • 9. Nasolabial
  • 10. Mandibular
  • 11. Anterior cervical (superficial jugular)
  • 12. Superficial cervical (external jugular)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains fromScalp, occiput
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei occipitales
FMA61214
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The occipital lymph nodes are a group of 1-3 superficial lymph nodes of the head situated in the occipital region that drain part of the scalp of the occiput.[1]

They are situated at the margin of the trapezius and resting on the insertion of the semispinalis capitis.[citation needed]

Territory

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Afferents

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Afferents of occipital lymph nodes contribute to the drainage of the occipital region of the scalp (this region is also drained by a lymphatic vessel which passes along the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle to drain directly into the inferior deep cervical lymph nodes).[2]

Efferents

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Their efferents in turn drain into the superior deep cervical glands.[1][2]

Clinical examination

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During physical examination, these nodes are examined by having the patient bend their head forward and bilaterally palpating the base of the side of the head.[1]

Additional images

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Etymology

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The word occipital comes from the Latin: occiput ("the back of the head").

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fehrenbach, Margaret J.; Herring, Susan W. (2017). Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-323-39634-9.
  2. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. p. 630. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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  • lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (livingnecklateral)
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  • http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
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Anatomy of the lymphatic system
Head and neck
Head
Back
  • Occipital
  • Mastoid/retroauricular
  • Parotid
    • Superficial
    • Deep
      • preauricular
      • infra-auricular
      • intraglandular
Front
  • Facial
    • buccinator
    • nasolabial
  • Mandibular
    • Submandibular
  • Submental
Cervical
Superficial
  • anterior
  • lateral
Deep
  • Deep anterior cervical
    • pretracheal
    • paratracheal
    • prelaryngeal
    • thyroid
  • Deep lateral cervical
    • superior deep cervical
    • inferior deep cervical
    • retropharyngeal
    • jugulodigastric
    • jugulo-omohyoid
Other
  • Anterior cervical
  • Lateral cervical
  • Supraclavicular
Vessels
  • Jugular trunk
Arm and axilla
Nodes
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    • Brachial
    • Pectoral
    • Subscapular
    • Central
    • Apical
  • Arm
    • Supratrochlear
    • Deltopectoral
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  • Subclavian lymph trunk
Chest
Nodes
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  • Intercostal
  • Superior diaphragmatic
  • Trachea and bronchi
    • superior
    • inferior
    • bronchopulmonary
    • paratracheal
    • intrapulmonary
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  • Thoracic duct
  • Right lymphatic duct
  • Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk
Abdomen
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  • Paraaortic
  • Preaortic
  • Celiac
    • gastric
    • hepatic
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    • mesocolic
  • Inferior mesenteric
    • pararectal
  • Iliac
    • Common
    • external
    • internal
  • Sacral
  • Retroperitoneal
Vessels
  • Lumbar lymph trunk
  • Intestinal trunk
  • Cisterna chyli
Leg
  • Inguinal
    • deep
      • Cloquet's node
    • superficial
  • Popliteal
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