Lymph Node Location

There are between 500 and 600 lymph nodes that are distributed throughout the human body. Some of these lymph nodes are found in clusters in the underarms, groin, neck, chest and abdomen.

To begin with, you need to know that there are a lot of lymph nodes that are located in your head and neck. These are called cervical lymph nodes. There are actually 6 different types of lymph nodes that are located in this part of your body:

1. Anterior cervical lymph nodes are both superficial and deep. They lie directly above and beneath the muscles that help you to flex and rotate your head.
2. Posterior cervical lymph nodes extend in a line that is found at the back of your neck.
3. Tonsillar lymph nodes are located just below your jaw bone.
4. Sub-mandibular lymph nodes run along the bottom of your jaw on both sides of it.
5. Sub-mental lymph nodes can be found right below your chin.
6. Supraclavicular lymph nodes are located in the hollow area that is located directly above your collar bone.

The second area in which you have lymph nodes is in your arm. There are numerous lymph nodes that are found in this area of your body. They are grouped into 2 categories, which include:

1. Superficial lymph nodes are present throughout your arm. However, the areas in which you will find the most of this type of lymph nodes is on the palm of your hands and in the areas that are used to flex your fingers. There are 2 types of lymph nodes found here. The first are supratrochlear lymph nodes, which are situated above your elbow. The second are deltoideopectoral lymph nodes that are located in the bottom of your arm.
2. Deep lymph nodes comprise about 20 to 30 individual glands in your arm. These can be grouped into lateral glands, anterior or pectoral glands, posterior or subscapular glands, central or intermediate glands and medial or subclavicular glands.

The third area in which your lymph nodes are located are in your lower limbs. These are known as the Inguinal lymph nodes. Herein there are 2 types of lymph nodes. The first are called the deep inguinal lymph nodes. There are between 3 and 5 of these are located in your femoral vein. The second type are called superficial inguinal lymph nodes. These 10 lymph nodes form a triangle right beneath your hips. They are deeply embedded there.

Each of these different lymph nodes serves its own individual purpose. All of the jobs that lymph nodes do, regardless of what the job may be, is of great importance for your body to remain in optimal health. For this reason, it serves us well to take the time to know where in our body these lymph nodes are located and what their jobs are.

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