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Occipital lymph nodes
Occipital lymph nodes
	Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.)
	Lymph nodes at surface: 1. Occipital (retroauricular); 2. Mastoid; 3. Superficial parotid; 4. Deep parotid; 5. Preauricular; 6. Infra-auricular; 7. Intraglandular parotid; Facial lymph nodes: 8. Buccinator; 9. Nasolabial; 10. Mandibular; 11. Anterior cervical (superficial jugular); 12. Superficial cervical (external jugular);
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System	Lymphatic system
Drains from	Scalp, occiput
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei occipitales
FMA	61214
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the trapezius and resting on the insertion of the semispinalis capitis.

Their afferent vessels drain the occipital region of the scalp, while their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands.

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Etymology

The word occipital comes from the Latin: occiput ("the back of the head").

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 692 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

lesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (livingnecklateral)
http://www.patient.info
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics

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+| Name        = Occipital lymph nodes
-  Latin       = nodi lymphoidei occipitales   |
+| Latin       = nodi lymphoidei occipitales
+| Image       = Gray602.png
-  GraySubject = 177 |
+| Caption     = Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.)
-  GrayPage    = 692 |
-  Image       = Gray602.png |
+| Image2      = illu lymph chain01.jpg
+| Caption2    = Lymph nodes at surface:
-  Caption     = Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Occipital glands labeled at center left.) |
+{{Plainlist}}
-  Image2      = illu_lymph_chain01.jpg |
+* 1. '''Occipital''' (retroauricular)
-  Caption2    = Lymph nodes at Surface:<BR>1. '''Occipital''' (retroauricular)<BR>2. Mastoid<BR>3. Superficial Parotid<BR>4. Deep Parotid<BR>5. Preauricular<BR>6. Infraauricular<BR>7. Intraglandular parotid<BR><BR>Facial Lymph Nodes:<BR>8. Buccinator<BR>9. Nasolabial<BR>10. Mandibular<BR>11. Anterior Cervical (Superficial jugular)<BR>12. Superficial Cervical (External jugular) |
+* 2. Mastoid
-  DrainsFrom  = [[scalp]] |
+* 3. Superficial parotid
-  DrainsTo    = |
+* 4. Deep parotid
-  MeshName    = |
+* 5. Preauricular
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+* 6. Infra-auricular
-  DorlandsPre = n_09 |
+* 7. Intraglandular parotid
-  DorlandsSuf = 12576795  |
+{{Endplainlist}}
+Facial lymph nodes:
+{{Plainlist}}
+* 8. Buccinator
+* 9. Nasolabial
+* 10. Mandibular
+* 11. Anterior cervical (superficial jugular)
+* 12. Superficial cervical (external jugular)
+{{Endplainlist}}
+| DrainsFrom  = [[Scalp]], [[occiput]]
+| DrainsTo    =
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-The '''occipital lymph nodes''', one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the [[Trapezius]] and resting on the insertion of the [[Semispinalis capitis]].
+The '''occipital lymph nodes''', one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the [[trapezius]] and resting on the insertion of the {{lang|la|[[semispinalis capitis]]}}.
-Their afferent vessels drain the [[occipital]] region of the [[scalp]], while their efferents pass to the [[superior deep cervical glands]].
+Their afferent vessels drain the [[occiput|occipital]] region of the [[scalp]], while their efferents pass to the [[superior deep cervical glands]].
 ==Additional images==
 <gallery>
+ File:Lymph node regions.svg
- Image:illu_lympha_man.jpg
 </gallery>
+== Etymology ==
+The word ''occipital'' comes from the {{langx|la|occiput}} ("the back of the head").
+==References==
+{{Gray's}}
 ==External links==
 * {{NormanAnatomy|lesson5}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|livingnecklateral}})
+* [http://patient.info/health/non-hodgkins-lymphoma-leaflet http://www.patient.info]
+* http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics
-{{Gray's}}
-{{Anatomy-stub}}
 {{Lymphatics of head and neck}}
+{{Portal bar|Anatomy}}
+[[Category:Lymphatics of the head and neck]]
+{{lymphatic-stub}}