Retroaortic lymph nodes

Retroaortic lymph nodes
Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes) 1. Lateral aortic 2. Preaortic 3. Postaortic 4. Intermediate Lumbar Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes) 5. Lateral caval 6. Precaval 7. Postcaval
The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis.
Details
Source	lateral aortic lymph nodes, preaortic glands
Drains to	cisterna chyli
Latin	nodi lymphoidei retroaortici
Anatomical terminology []

The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

They receive lymphatic trunks from the lateral and preaortic glands, while their efferents end in the cisterna chyli.

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