Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes

Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes
Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Inferior deep cervical glands labeled at bottom right.)
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Source	Superior deep cervical lymph nodes
Drains to	Jugular trunk
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei cervicales laterales profundi inferiores
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The inferior deep cervical lymph nodes are one of the two groups of the deep cervical lymph nodes (the other being the superior deep cervical lymph nodes).[1]

They are situated partial deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. They are closely related to the inferior portion of internal jugular vein; some are also closely related to the brachial plexus, and the subclavian artery and subclavian vein[1] (those situated in the supraclavicular triangle - beyond the posterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle[2]).

Some superior deep cervical lymph nodes drain to the inferior deep cervical lymph nodes. The inferior deep cervical lymph nodes drain to the jugular lymph trunk.[1]

References

1. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 593–594. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
2. Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 697.