Chin lymph nodes

Head and neck lymph nodes in humans, chin lymph nodes here referred to as submental glands .

The chin lymph nodes ( Nodi lymphoidei [Nll.] Submentales ) are a group of lymph nodes on the chin of humans, between the anterior bellies of the Mm. digastrici in the submental trigonum . The catchment area (tributary area) is next to the chin, the lower lip , the floor of the oral cavity and the tip of the tongue . Lymph drainage is via the mandibular lymph nodes to the deep cervical lymph nodes .

literature

• Detlev Drenckhahn (Ed.): Anatomy, macroscopic anatomy, embryology and human histology . Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, 16th ed. 2004, p. 177.