See Also: retropharyngeal lymph nodes(medicine)
Lymph nodes(health)
Lymph nodes(medicine)
subpyloric lymph nodes(medicine)
submental lymph nodes(medicine)
submandibular lymph nodes(medicine)
cubital lymph nodes(medicine)
subaortic lymph nodes(medicine)
splenic lymph nodes(medicine)
ileocolic lymph nodes(medicine)

retropharyngeal lymph nodes (medicine)


retropharyngeal lymph nodes


The three groups of lymph nodes, one median and two lateral, located between the pharynx and the prevertebral fascia; they receive lymph from the nasopharynx, the auditory tube, and the atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial joints.

Synonym: nodi lymphatici retropharyngeales.