Espiral Atlas
Lymph nodeHead and neck

Deep cervical lymph nodes

nodi lymphoidei cervicales profundi

Main chain along the internal jugular vein, mostly covered by the SCM. They also include the prelaryngeal, pretracheal, paratracheal and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. The jugulodigastric node is the «tonsillar node», which enlarges when the tonsil is inflamed.

Head and neck – 3D human anatomy atlas

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