Anatomische Hierarchie
Allgemeine Anatomie > Systema lymphoideum > Organa lymphoidea secundaria > Lymphknoten > Nodi lymphoidei regionales > Lymphknoten von Kopf und Hals > Halslymphknoten > IIa
Übersetzungen
Lymph nodes from level II (upper jugular nodes, deep cervical chain) extend from the skull base to the level of the bottom of the body of the hyoid bone. They are posterior to the back of the submandibular gland and anterior to the back of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Nb: any nodes that lie medial to the internal carotid artery are retropharyngeal and not level II
Upper jugular nodes