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Lymphatics of the Back

Note: Although the back contains numerous lymphatic capillaries, within the back region there are very few lymph nodes that are large enough to be named.

StructureLocationAfferents fromEfferents toRegions drainedNotes
occipital nodessuperior nuchal line, along the course of the occipital a. and v.lymphatic vessels from the posterior head and neckaccessory nodesoccipital part of the scalp and the superior neckoccipital nodes are 2 or 3 nodes located between the attachments of the sternocleidomastoid m. and the trapezius m.
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