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Common Iliac Lymph Nodes
External Iliac Lymph Nodes

](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Illu///lymph///chain10.jpg)\n**Name:** External iliac lymph nodes \n**Latin:** nodi lymphoidei iliaci externi \n**Source:** [Inguinal lymph node](https://bliptext.com/articles/inguinal-lymph-node) \n**Drainsto:** [Common iliac lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/common-iliac-lymph-nodes) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **external iliac [lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymph-nodes)** are [lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymph-nodes), from eight to ten in number, that lie along the [external iliac vessels](https://bliptext.com/articles/external-iliac-vessels-disambiguation).\nThey are arranged in three groups, one on the lateral, another on the medial, and a third on the anterior aspect of the vessels; the third group is, however, sometimes absent.\nTheir principal afferents are derived from the [inguinal lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/inguinal-lymph-node), the deep lymphatics of the abdominal wall below the [umbilicus](https://bliptext.com/articles/navel) and of the adductor region of the thigh, and the lymphatics from the [glans penis](https://bliptext.com/articles/glans-penis), [glans clitoridis](https://bliptext.com/articles/clitoris), the [membranous urethra](https://bliptext.com/articles/membranous-urethra), the [prostate](https://bliptext.com/articles/prostate), the [fundus of the urinary bladder](https://bliptext.com/articles/fundus-of-the-urinary-bladder), the [cervix uteri](https://bliptext.com/articles/cervix-uteri), and upper part of the [vagina](https://bliptext.com/articles/vagina).\n\n# Additional images","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T07:44:07.489Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T07:44:07.489Z","search_vector":"'extern':1 'iliac':2 'lymph':3 'node':4","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** External iliac lymph nodes \n**Latin:** nodi lymphoidei iliaci externi \n**Source:** [Inguinal lymph node](https://bliptext.com/articles/inguinal-lymph-node) \n**Drainsto:** [Common iliac lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/common-iliac-lymph-nodes) \n \n\n# \nThe **external iliac [lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymph-nodes)** are [lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymph-nodes), from eight to ten in number, that lie along the [external iliac vessels](https://bliptext.com/articles/external-iliac-vessels-disambiguation).\nThey are arranged in three groups, one on the lateral, another on the medial, and a third on the anterior aspect of the vessels; the third group is, however, sometimes absent.\nTheir principal afferents are derived from the [inguinal lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/inguinal-lymph-node), the deep lymphatics of the abdominal wall below the [umbilicus](https://bliptext.com/articles/navel) and of the adductor region of the thigh, and the lymphatics from the [glans penis](https://bliptext.com/articles/glans-penis), [glans clitoridis](https://bliptext.com/articles/clitoris), the [membranous urethra](https://bliptext.com/articles/membranous-urethra), the [prostate](https://bliptext.com/articles/prostate), the [fundus of the urinary bladder](https://bliptext.com/articles/fundus-of-the-urinary-bladder), the [cervix uteri](https://bliptext.com/articles/cervix-uteri), and upper part of the [vagina](https://bliptext.com/articles/vagina).\n\n# Additional images","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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