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| Lymph: Sacral lymph nodes | ||
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| Sacral is #3 | ||
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei sacrales | |
| Gray's | subject #180 704 | |
| Drains to | common iliac lymph nodes | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_09/12577145 | |
The sacral lymph nodes are placed in the concavity of the sacrum, in relation to the middle and lateral sacral arteries; they receive lymphatics from the rectum and posterior wall of the pelvis.
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