Submental lymph nodes

Submental lymph nodes
Submental lymph nodes
	1: Submental lymph nodes; 2: Submandibular lymph nodes; 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes; 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes; 5: Buccinator lymph node; 6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes; 7: Jugular lymph nodes; 8: Parotid lymph nodes; 9: Retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodes
	Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Buccinator glands labeled at center right.)
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei submentales
	Anatomical terminology

The submental lymph nodes (or suprahyoid lymph nodes) are 2-3 lymph nodes situated in the submental triangle, between the anterior bellies of the digastric muscle and the hyoid bone.

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