- Source: Occipital lymph nodes
The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the trapezius and resting on the insertion of the semispinalis capitis.
Their afferent vessels drain the occipital region of the scalp, while their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.
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Etymology
The word occipital comes from the Latin: occiput ("the back of the head").
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 692 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (livingnecklateral)
http://www.patient.info
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
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- Occipital lymph nodes
- List of lymph nodes of the human body
- Submandibular lymph nodes
- Cervical lymph nodes
- Submental lymph nodes
- Parotid lymph nodes
- Mastoid lymph nodes
- Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
- Superficial cervical lymph nodes
- Buccinator lymph node
