Tracheobronchial lymph nodes
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| Lymph: Tracheobronchial lymph nodes | ||
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| The tracheobronchial lymph glands. | ||
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| 1. Pulmonary Juxtaesophageal 2. Bronchopulmonary (Hilar) 3. Superior Tracheobronchial 4. Inferior Tracheobronchial 5. Paratracheal | ||
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei tracheobronchiales | |
| Gray's | subject #181 717 | |
| Drains to | bronchomediastinal trunk | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_09/12577232 | |
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The tracheobronchial lymph nodes form four main groups:
- (a) tracheal, on either side of the trachea;
- (b) bronchial, in the angles between the lower part of the trachea and bronchi and in the angle between the two bronchi;
- (c) bronchopulmonary, in the hilus of each lung; and
- (d) pulmonary, in the lung substance, on the larger branches of the bronchi.
The afferents of the tracheobronchial glands drain the lungs and bronchi, the thoracic part of the trachea and the heart; some of the efferents of the posterior mediastinal glands also end in this group.
Their efferent vessels ascend upon the trachea and unite with efferents of the internal mammary and anterior mediastinal glands to form the right and left bronchomediastinal trunks.
External links
- SUNY Labs 21:09-0103 - "Mediastinum: Tracheobronchial Lymph Nodes and the Carina"
- -979763140 at GPnotebook
- http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/lnodes.html
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
Lymphatics of torso | |
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| Chest | Right lymphatic duct - Thoracic duct (spans diaphragm) Bronchomediastinal trunk (Tracheobronchial, Parasternal) - Intercostal |
| Abdomen | Cisterna chyli
Lumbar trunk - lumbar/paraaortic: Retroaortic - Lateral aortic - iliac: Common (External, Internal, Sacral) Intestinal trunk - preaortic: Celiac (Gastric, Hepatic, Splenic) - Superior mesenteric (Mesenteric, Ileocolic, Mesocolic) - Inferior mesenteric (Pararectal) |
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