Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

Superior mesenteric lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes of the Large Intestine and Lower Abdomen (Superior mesenteric is #1)
Details
Drains to	preaortic lymph node
Latin	nodi lymphoidei mesenterici superiores
Anatomical terminology []

The superior mesenteric lymph nodes may be divided into three principal groups:

The superior mesenteric glands receive afferents from the jejunum, ileum, cecum, vermiform process, and the ascending and transverse parts of the colon; their efferents pass to the preaortic glands.

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)