Sacral lymph nodes

Sacral lymph nodes
	Sacral is #3
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Drains to	common iliac lymph nodes
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei sacrales
	Anatomical terminology

The sacral lymph nodes are placed in the concavity of the sacrum, in relation to the middle and lateral sacral arteries; they receive lymphatics from the rectum and posterior wall of the pelvis.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 704 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/lymph_pelvis&perineum.html

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