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.

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