Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes

Lymph: Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes
Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Inferior deep cervical glands labeled at bottom right.)
Latin	nodi lymphoidei cervicales laterales profundi inferiores
Gray's	subject #177 697
Source	superior deep cervical lymph nodes
Drains to	jugular trunk
Dorlands/Elsevier	n_09/12576388

The inferior deep cervical lymph nodes extend beyond the posterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus into the supraclavicular triangle, where they are closely related to the brachial plexus and subclavian vein.

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