Mesenteric lymph nodes
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Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen
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Regional lymph tissue
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| Drains to | Intestinal lymph trunk |
| Latin | Nodi lymphoidei mesenterici |
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Anatomical terminology
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The mesenteric lymph nodes are one of the three principal groups of superior mesenteric lymph nodes and lie between the layers of the mesentery.
They number from one hundred to one hundred and fifty, and are sited as two main groups:
The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from the front.
The lymphatics of cecum and vermiform process from behind.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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