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| Lymph: Preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes | ||
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| Lymph nodes at Surface: 1. Occipital (retroauricular) 2. Mastoid 3. Superficial Parotid 4. Deep Parotid 5. Preauricular 6. Infraauricular 7. Intraglandular parotid Facial Lymph Nodes: 8. Buccinator 9. Nasolabial 10. Mandibular 11. Anterior Cervical (Superficial jugular) 12. Superficial Cervical (External jugular) |
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| Latin | nodi lymphoidei parotidei profundi preauriculares | |
| Gray's | subject #177 693 | |
| Drains from | parotid gland | |
| Drains to | superior deep cervical lymph nodes | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_09/12576907 | |
The preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes (anterior auricular glands or preauricular glands), from one to three in number, lie immediately in front of the tragus.
Their afferents drain the lateral surface of the auricula and the skin of the adjacent part of the temporal region; their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.
External links
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- Diagram at Baylor College of Medicine
- http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021201/2103.html?ref=ARKADASBUL.NET
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