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Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

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Drains to
  
preaortic lymph node

Superior mesenteric lymph nodes

Latin
  
nodi lymphoidei mesenterici superiores

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

  • mesenteric lymph nodes
  • ileocolic lymph nodes
  • mesocolic lymph nodes
  • Afferents

    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.

    References

    Superior mesenteric lymph nodes Wikipedia