Mesocolic lymph nodes

Mesocolic lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen
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Latin	nodi lymphoidei mesocolici
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_09/12576776
Anatomical terminology []

The mesocolic lymph nodes are numerous, and lie between the layers of the transverse mesocolon, in close relation to the transverse colon; they are best developed in the neighborhood of the right and left colic flexures.

One or two small glands are occasionally seen along the trunk of the right colic artery and others are found in relation to the trunk and branches of the middle colic artery.

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)