Cranial deep cervical lymph nodes
Lymphonodi cervicales profundi craniales
Definition
The cranial deep cervical lymph nodes are found opposite the larynx and along the first rings of trachea.
They are inconsistent in the carnivore and ruminants, poorly developed in pig, non existent in rabbit, but somewhat better represented in the horse.
They also drain lymph from the head.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 5, Angiologie, 2nd edition, Vigot, Paris, 2011.
