Table 2 Anatomy - lymph node regions
anatomic region | organ | subregion | 1. lymph node region | figure | 2. lymph node region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
nasal cavity | nose | anterior parts of the mucosa | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | posterior part of mucosa | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
oral cavity | oral cavity | buccal mucosa, outer part of alveolar ridge | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | inner part of alveolar ridge | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | hard and soft palate | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | (crossing the sides!) | 3 | Â |
| Â | Â | gingiva of the front teeth of mandible | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN submentales | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares sup./LN submand. |
| Â | Â | upper gingiva | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | (crossing the sides!) | 3 | Â |
| Â | Â | other gingiva of mandible | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Teeth | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | floor of the mouth | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN submentales | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares sup./LN submand |
tongue | Â | tip of tongue | LN submentales | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares sup./LN submand. |
| Â | Â | lateral part of tongue | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | central and posterior part of tongue | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 3 | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | LN jugulares mediales | 3 | Â |
| Â | Â | all | (crossing the sides!) | Â | Â |
nasopharynx | Â | Â | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 5 | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | (crossing the sides!) | Â | Â |
oropharynx | Â | dorsal part of the oropharynx | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 5 | Â |
| Â | Â | other parts | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 3 | Â |
hypopharynx | Â | Â | LN jugulares mediales | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | LN paratracheales | 7 | LN jugulares mediales and inferiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN retropharyngeales (caudal part) | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
larynx | Â | supraglottic region | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 6 | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | LN infrahyoidei | 6 | LN jugulares mediales |
| Â | Â | glottic region | supraglottic region | 6 | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | subglottic region | 6 | Â |
| Â | Â | subglottic region | LN prelaryngeales | 6 | LN jugulares mediales |
| Â | Â | Â | LN pretracheal | 7 | LN jugulares mediales and inferiors |
| Â | Â | Â | LN paratracheales | 7 | LN jugulares mediales and inferiores |
| Â | Â | posterior part of larynx | LN paratracheales | 7 | LN jugulares mediales and inferiores |
| Â | Â | all | crossing the sides! no crossing between supraglottic and glottic region | Â | Â |
ear | Â | external auditory canal | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | tympanic cavity | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | eustachian tube | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
orbit | Â | cornea, sclera, lens, retina | --- | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | conjunctiva | circumferentially around cornea [circulus lymphaticus] | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | lateral part of conjunctiva | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | medial part of conjunctiva | LN faciales | 3 | LN submand. |
| Â | Â | Â | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
paranasal sinuses | Â | Â | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | LN retropharyngeales | 5 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
cellulae mastoidei | Â | Â | LN retroauricular [ = LN mastoidei] | 4 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
submandibular gland | Â | Â | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | Â | Â |
parotid gland | Â | cranial part | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | caudal part | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN cervicales laterales superficiales | 4 | LN cerv. prof. lat. mediales |
thyroid gland | Â | medial superior part | LN pretracheal | 7 | LN cerv. prof. lat. mediales and inferiores |
| Â | Â | lateral superior part | LN jugulares mediales | 7 | Â |
| Â | Â | medial inferior part | LN pretracheal | 7 | LN cerv. prof. lat. mediales and inferiors |
| Â | Â | Â | LN paratracheal | 7 | LN cerv. prof. lat. mediales and inferiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN thyroidei | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | lateral inferior part | LN jugulares inferiores | 7 | Â |
skin | scalp | forehead | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN faciales | 3 | LN submand. |
| Â | Â | temple | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | region around the mastoid process | LN retroauricular [ = LN mastoidei] | 4 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | parietal part of the scalp | LN retroauricular [ = LN mastoidei] | 4 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | occipital scalp | LN occipitales | 4 | LN dorsales jugulares superiores |
| Â | neck | nape | LN cervicales laterales superficiales | 4 | LN jugulares mediales |
| Â | Â | side of the neck | LN cervicales posteriores profundi | 8 | LN supraclaviculares |
| Â | Â | ventral part of neck | LN cervicales anteriores superficiales | 7 | LN pretracheal |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | LN paratracheales |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | LN jugulares inferiores |
| Â | Â | skin over sternocleidomastoid muscle, supraclavicular, suprahyoidal, infrahyoidal region | LN jugulares | Â | Â |
| Â | face | lateral eyelid | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | medial eyelid | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN faciales | 3 | LN submand. |
| Â | Â | lacrimal gland | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | cheek | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | lower lip | LN submentales | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares sup./LN submand |
| Â | Â | chin | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | (crossing the sides!) | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | upper lip | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | nose | root of the nose | LN parotidei profundi | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | other parts of the nose | LN submandibulares | 3 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | Â | LN faciales | 3 | LN submand. |
| Â | ear | anterior part | LN parotidei superficiales | 2 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |
| Â | Â | lower part | LN cervicales laterales superficiales | 4 | LN jugulares mediales |
| Â | Â | posterior part | LN retroauricular [ = LN mastoidei] | 4 | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |