External iliac lymph nodes 5175657 214519356 2008-05-23T22:42:45Z CommonsDelinker 2304267 Replacing [[Image:Illu_lympha_man.jpg]] with [[Image:Lymph_node_regions.jpg]] (by [[commons:User:Rlevse|Rlevse]] because: Was in category "Duplicate", exact duplicate). {{Infobox Lymph | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = nodi lymphoidei iliaci externi | GraySubject = 180 | GrayPage = 703 | Image = Illu lymph chain10.jpg | Caption = '''Common Iliac Lymph Nodes'''<BR>1. Medial common iliac<BR>2. Intermediate common iliac<BR>3. Lateral common iliac<BR>4. Subaortic common iliac<BR>5. Common iliac nodes of promontory<BR><BR>'''External Iliac Lymph Nodes'''<BR>6. Medial external iliac<BR>7. Intermediate external iliac<BR>8. Lateral external iliac<BR>9. Medial lacunar (femoral)<BR>10. Intermediate lacunar (femoral)<BR>11. Lateral lacunar (femoral)<BR>12. Interiliac external iliac<BR>13. Obturator (external iliac obturatory) | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | DrainsFrom = | Source = [[inguinal lymph node]] | DrainsTo = [[common iliac lymph nodes]] | Precursor = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = n_09 | DorlandsSuf = 12576535 | }} The '''external iliac lymph nodes''', from eight to ten in number, lie along the [[external iliac vessels]]. They are arranged in three groups, one on the lateral, another on the medial, and a third on the anterior aspect of the vessels; the third group is, however, sometimes absent. Their principal afferents are derived from the [[inguinal lymph node]]s, the deep lymphatics of the abdominal wall below the [[umbilicus]] and of the adductor region of the thigh, and the lymphatics from the [[glans penis]] vel clitoridis, the [[membranous urethra]], the [[prostate]], the [[fundus of the urinary bladder]], the [[cervix uteri]], and upper part of the [[vagina]]. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Lymph_node_regions.jpg |Regional lymph tissue Image:Gray611.png | The [[parietal]] [[lymph glands]] of the [[pelvis]]. Image:Gray612.png | Iliopelvic glands (lateral view). Image:Gray619.png | Lymphatics of the prostate. Image:Gray621.png| Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen. </gallery> ==See also== * [[Internal iliac lymph nodes]] ==External links== * [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss_module08_lymph_leuk/lymph_unit02_sec03_lymph_chains_10.html Diagram #1 at cancer.gov] * [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss_module08_lymph_leuk/lymph_unit02_sec03_lymph_chains_11.html Diagram #2 at cancer.gov] {{anatomy-stub}} {{Gray's}} {{Lymphatics of torso}} [[Category:Lymphatic system]]