See Also: lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes(medicine)
anterior superficial cervical lymph nodes(medicine)
lateral deep cervical lymph nodes(medicine)
superficial parotid lymph nodes(medicine)
superficial inguinal lymph nodes(medicine)
anterior cervical lymph nodes(medicine)
anterior deep cervical lymph nodes(medicine)
lateral jugular lymph nodes(medicine)
lateral pericardiac lymph nodes(medicine)
lateral group of axillary lymph nodes(medicine)

lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes (medicine)


lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes


One to four nodes lying along the external jugular vein; they drain the skin and superficial structures over the region of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and send efferent vessels to the deep lateral cervical lymph nodes.

Synonym: nodi lymphatici cervicales laterales superficiales.