Knee fold lymph nodes

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The knee fold lymph node ( Lymphonodus subiliacus , plural : Lymphonodi subiliaci ) is a lymph node occurring in many mammals or a lymph node package in the rear area of ​​the flank at the transition to the rear extremity (so-called " knee crease "), approximately in the middle of the line connecting the hip hump ( tuber coxae ) of the iliac bone ( os ilium ) and the knee . In primates , canines and cats , these lymph nodes are not formed. Comparatively anatomically , the knee fold lymph nodes belong together with the inguinal lymph nodes to the superficial inguinal lymph center ( Lymphocentrum inguinofemorale , synonym : Lymphocentrum inguinale superficiale ).

The catchment area of ​​the knee fold lymph node is the abdominal wall and superficial parts of the thigh . The lymph node can be palpated through the skin in ruminants and horses and is palpated at each clinical examination of these animals.

literature

  • Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia . In: Franz-Viktor Salomon et al. (Hrsg.): Anatomie für die Tiermedizin . Enke-Verlag Stuttgart, 2nd edition 2008, pp. 404–463. ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1